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  • Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …

    ... D1 - D8 in-circuit: no faults apparent.
    - Tested diodes D13 ... amp; D9 in-circuit: no faults apparent (I didn't expect ... /> - Tested TR6 in-circuit: no faults apparent.
    - Lifted one end ... leakage and capacitance: no faults apparent and upper RAM RAS ...
    Zorn Zorn February 2016 Hardware
  • Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…

    ... /> I'm thinking with the faults being intermittent and I keep ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum July 2018 Hardware
  • Another Spectrum +2 Fault (actually two of them :-)Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;) One was sold as fully wor…

    ... a non-worker.

    Faults are as follows:

    faults likely to be to do ... of its socket, but the faults remained after it had been ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Four faulty 48k Rubber Keyed Spectrums for SaleOkay, I've finally dug them out and decided to offer them on here, as when I mentioned them once before some people showed an interest. The circuit …

    ...

    They all have faults one way or another, I ...
    MattLamb MattLamb June 2003 Sales
  • Spectrum spares / repair jobsI recently bought a few faulty Spectrum 48+'s and have built a fully functional unit from the best bits of them, however this has left me with two pa…

    ... work fine albeit with slight faults, one has a dodgy power ...
    BuzzinRich BuzzinRich November 2003 Sales
  • My web was extendedI enlarged [url="http://zx-maps.wz.cz"]my web pages[/url] about all maps composed of the actual screenshots which have been created up to this day. O…

    ... me. If you discover any faults, please let me know.
    Pavero Pavero December 2003 Games
  • any of u crusty lovin' old punkersfancy grabbing a video of hellbastard from a gig in their home town newcastle? from 1988 not brilliant quality but what do you expect from a 10th ge…

    ... not as advanced so alows faults to record :p

    mel the bell mel the bell December 2005 Chit chat
  • Perfect Dark (N64) - best FPS ever?Since we're talking about Half-Life 2 on this board, I thought I'd mention Perfect Dark, the best first person shooter ever. Don't believe me? Hardly…

    ... , of course. It has many faults, such as dubious voice acting ...
    ewgf ewgf July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Deus ExSince we sometimes mention classic non-Spectrum games (and even the rubbish on the Commodore 64 ;) ) on this forum, how come we've never discussed De…

    ... fixing Deus Ex's few faults (such as giving us more ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2006 Chit chat
  • Dead +2B, help required...It was bought defective on ebay. It came with two faults: a "dead" power supply (it was the fuse) and a faulty main unit. The power supply is now re…

    ... ebay. It came with two faults: a "dead" power supply (it ...
    Zup Zup March 2007 Hardware
  • +3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…

    ... from my experience with similar faults with CPC drives it is ...
    kevthacker kevthacker July 2007 Hardware
  • Hardware fault - HELP!I bought a speccy 48K (rubber) on Ebay. I was delighted when it arrived. It was in PRISTINE condition, it looks brand new! However, the machine has a…

    ... it were the membrane the 'faults' would be randomly distributed, or ...
    Mark Wills Mark Wills February 2008 Hardware
  • Various zx spectrum Stuff For SaleDoing a little weeding of my collection:- Mostly things that have some fault at the moment - All known faults mentioned in the Ads. [URL="http://se…

    ... at the moment - All known faults mentioned in the Ads.
    murtceps murtceps June 2008 Sales
  • Some C64 questionsI've been playing around on a C64 emulator recently, and I have the following questions that I was going to post on Lemon 64, but I thought that sinc…

    ... was deliberately pointing out the faults/flaws on the C64 just ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2009 Chit chat
  • Jonathan CreekI meant to post about the Jonathan Creek episode from a few weeks ago, but never got around to it, and since no one else did (as far as I know) then …

    ... interest at all). If the faults are due to bad editing ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2010 Chit chat
  • Spectrum+ from ebayI recently received a Spectrum+ that I bought off ebay for about ?10 including postage. I have not tested it yet but had a quick look inside through …

    ... all ULA, transistor and RAM faults, or combinations thereof. Anyone had ...
    alien8r33d alien8r33d May 2010 Hardware
  • +3 FaultsI have some Spectrum +3s for testing - looks like they all need drive belts. One will not start up and shows a screen of yellowy green, then one of …

    I have some Spectrum +3s for testing - looks like they all need drive belts.

    One will not start up and shows a screen of yellowy green, then one of maroon, then back to the green...

    I was then flumoxed by one of the others - it ...
    rwap rwap May 2010 Hardware
  • Two Odd Spectrum 128K FaultsI also have 2 Spectrum+128 machines with heatsinks. 1. Did not power up properly - I replaced the 7805 regulator and cleaned the edge connector and …

    I also have 2 Spectrum+128 machines with heatsinks.

    1. Did not power up properly - I replaced the 7805 regulator and cleaned the edge connector and it now works fine. However, when DivIDE Plus is connected, the DivIDE boot screen is ...
    rwap rwap May 2010 Hardware
  • Picture interference on red areas.I recently got a 48K Speccy off eBay, did a composite mode and it seemed to work OK, but then my TV had to go off for repair so I didn't use it for a…

    ... of view of common hardware faults, e.g. an aging ULA ...
    joefish joefish July 2010 Hardware
  • 48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…

    ... Sinclair selling 48KB machines with faults as 16KB machines, as each ... time taken to troubleshoot such faults wasnt economically viable so they ...
    Womble Womble August 2010 Hardware
  • The Sadness of my Decaying Speccies.I've been avidly collecting ZX Spectrums since the late 90's and whilst at the time of the late 90's and early millennium my Spectrums and associated…

    ... , a couple have developed ram faults probably due to other aging ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk September 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • opus discovery repair?I just got one today, that isn't working.. I notice there is a schematic on here.. is there any service manual etc? there was a guy in SW London , I…

    ... out for which are common faults?

    thanks in advance
    fog fog November 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A (faulty)Spectrum +2A. It has 2 faults, one is the semi comma key is missing on the left of the keyboard. The second is that it plugs in, powers up, but ran…

    Spectrum +2A. It has 2 faults, one is the semi comma ...
    Paul_esx30 Paul_esx30 February 2011 Sales
  • Scottie_UK's Ebay Auctions. Many retro computer goodies in Spectrums.Ok so I'm selling off some of my stuff on ebay. [B]Currently I have listed a couple of:[/B] Spectrums 48K and 48k+ for Spares or repair (most have k…

    ... or repair (most have kb faults),
    Fully Working Acorn Electron ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk April 2011 Sales
  • Mediaplayers indexing of files, useless isn't it?What is the point of mediaplayers having to index files first, instead of just playing the files you choose from a folder? The mp3 player of my Noki…

    ... the mp3's usually have faults in the tags. Even more ...
    MinerWilly MinerWilly June 2011 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +2A Clicking!Just bought a lot of 3 Spectrums on ebay: 2 +2's, which need some soldering work, and a +2A, which works fine, and loads everything up. All the mach…

    ... />
    Ok, two other minor faults: The reset switch is intermittent ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi July 2011 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 128K composite video fixes in 1 documentI just finished my document with video fixes and improvements for all ZX Spectrum 128K models. Download it here: [URL="http://benophetinternet.nl/ho…

    ... : no video-out because of faults with the 2N3904 transistors
    bverstee bverstee January 2012 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48K: Screen faults (repair guide)[url]http://www.speccy.org/hardware/reparar-i.html[/url] I hope this brings some help for someone...

    [url]http://www.speccy.org/hardware/reparar-i.html[/url]


    I hope this brings some help for someone...
    Vipered80 Vipered80 January 2012 Hardware
  • I may be losing my job soonI've been reading today that Cable & Wireless is being targeted for a takeover from Vodafone and i'm concerned by job may go. I work in the faults se…

    ... .
    I work in the faults section for some of our ...
    zx1 zx1 February 2012 Chit chat
  • 128K diagnostics boards for sale anyone?Greetings. I have this nice diagnostics board but it won't diagnose 128K faults, restricted only to 48K models. I've read in some other thread about…

    ... it won't diagnose 128K faults, restricted only to 48K models ...
    pkersey pkersey August 2012 Hardware
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