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Three free +3sI'm about to throw out three Spectrum +3s. The computers themselves all work, but all the disk drives are faulty. Two of them are boxed, the third is…
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PAL-I to PAL-B on a grey +2Hello. A friend brought over a grey +2 from the UK. The tv sets over here are PAL B/G and i can't tune the sound because of the frequency of the sou…
... mention about tunning the sound coil(no mention to wich one ... 've tried messing with the coil with no luck and comparing ... -
4116 DRAM for 48KSomeone told me I got faulty RAM in my broken 48K. They should be 150ns, right? What would be a good place to buy them from?
Someone told me I got faulty RAM in my broken 48K.
They should be 150ns, right?
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25% Discount AND Combined Postage!Hi! Just thought I'd give you all a gentle reminder that I am offering a 25% discount on ALL orders over ?10.00 (excluding P+P, which I WILL com…
Help with faulty +2ahi everyone I'm Nuno from Portugal I think I made poopoo with a 128k +2a motherboard I had spare for testing purposes This motherboard has always …
hi everyone
I'm Nuno from Portugal
I think I made poopoo with a 128k +2a motherboard I had spare for
testing purposes
This motherboard has always worked without any problem
I was testing a few Z80s and Roms from ...Keys don't work even with new membrane, HELP!Hi folks. I have a 1983 48k Zx Spectrum. It powers up fine, but none of the keys respond. I have tried fitting a new keyboard membrane from rwap, but…
... the new membrane is not faulty (it looks fine), any ideas ...Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…
... or is my replacement membrane faulty ?
Is there a ...issue 2 board c34 getting hotHi All, Can anyone help with c34 getting hot very quickly? I`ve got an issue 2 board, there is no `buzz` from coil. yet the spectrum initalises to co…
... , there is no `buzz` from coil. yet the spectrum initalises to ...Fuller Sound box faulty for the Zx SpectrumBit of a long shot, but anybody got schematics for the fuller sound box, mine works apart from the ear socket, can't load games thr' the supplied ear…
Bit of a long shot, but anybody got schematics for the fuller sound box, mine works apart from the ear socket, can't load games thr' the supplied ear socket on the fuller sound box. Which kinda puts a downer on having in the first place.
I've ...Issue 3B problemHi! I have an issue 3B board that is having a strange problem: when I got it it didn't had the -5V and +12v, as usual. After replacing TR4 and TR5 t…
... machine seems to work, the coil buzzes but I have no ...Pc to real +2 loading issues Please Help!?!?This is causing me great headaches, please shine some light onto it. I had a black +2 128k as a kid, always argued that it was better than C64 with …
... tapes, and now has a faulty mech due to me trying ... can't have 3 faulty spectrums, and faulty leads etc...
Now joystick interface troubleHi people, Just got my speccy +2a loading from a headphone jack I mounted to it, (thanks to everyone on here who helped) But just realised my dk'…
... my +2a (black) has a faulty interface socket?? (maybe that's ...Now joystick interface troubleHi people, Just got my speccy +2a loading from a headphone jack I mounted to it, (thanks to everyone on here who helped) But just realised my dk'…
... my +2a (black) has a faulty interface socket?? (maybe that's ...Help - no tv receptionHi I've just bought a 128k Spectrum +2 from ebay & am having trouble getting any output on a tv. The specy seems to work - the power light comes on …
... 't think the machine is faulty. But I've tried a ...Faulty 128 toastrackHello, I hope someone of the hardware gurus can point me in the right direction for fault finding. My speccy crashes often (sometimes after a short,…
Hello,
I hope someone of the hardware gurus can point me in the right direction for fault finding.
My speccy crashes often (sometimes after a short, sometimes after a longer time of use) with a weird screen like this:
[URL=" ...not much gear and absolutley no ideaIm looking for some help with two spectrums that i have just dug out of storage and are both unfortunatley faulty. I had always regreted that during …
... storage and are both unfortunatley faulty. I had always regreted that ...Free 128K Grey plus 2 Faulty :(Hi Folks, bought a 128k+2 Grey from the boot sale on sunday as working, well it doesn't just has coloured blocks on screen, anyone want it who can fi…
Hi Folks,
bought a 128k+2 Grey from the boot sale on sunday as working, well it doesn't just has coloured blocks on screen, anyone want it who can fix it? Has PSU & RF Lead, nice cosmetically, either collection from Teignmouth, Devon or pay the ...2 Spectrum +2's, many joysticks and games, books/manualsHey guys, I have a +2A (full working order) and a +2B (faulty; boots up fine, but no response from keys, will try again later) with some joysticks a…
... working order) and a +2B (faulty; boots up fine, but no ...Free to good homeHi all Just been given a faulty +2A, I need the AY but the Z80 and a copuple of other chips are socketed, so if anyone needs them or whats left of t…
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Just been given a faulty +2A, I need the AY ...ZX Spectrum not working - Please help.Hi there, I am new to this forum and was pointed in this direction by a fellow Youtuber after uploading the following video and then explaining that…
... unlikely, the original cable was faulty.
I opened the ...Welcomes...and some technical stuffHello I`d like to welcome all ZX Fans. I`m rather ATARI 8bit geek - I got this grat machine when I was 14...20 yeras ago... There were few ZX in …
... explosion of tr4 transistor and coil failure, wouldnt be easier to ...TS1000 (ZX81) problemHi, I have a real weird problem, hope somebody can help. I have repaired the keyboard as some of the keys didn't work, the normal membrane problem.…
... like the keyboard isn't faulty at all, but something else ...Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…
... video, and the picture is faulty, but clear), just to be ...ZX spectrum - Make a component cableHello! I have this ZX Spectrum with a faulty RF-modulator, It is good for max 2 minutes and then the picture starts getting bad. Real bad. BUT I got …
... this ZX Spectrum with a faulty RF-modulator, It is good ...Attn: PS2 Hard drive ownersIf you're having trouble getting a particular game to run from your PS2's hard drive (having tried the inbuilt HD Loader fixes, of course), then the …
... couldn't take back the faulty disc (at least I think ... it's faulty, though it loads OK for ...Hard drive keeps disapearing in 'My Computer'One of my hard drives keeps disappearing. If I goto device manager it shows up. If i goto bios it shows up. But if I goto 'My Computer' it is not the…
... connection problem? Is the HD faulty? Also, and this is prob ...Diagnosing Spectrum 48k (faulty RAM chip?)I have a Spectrum 48k (I believe it may be an upgraded 16k model) that doesn't work, and never has ever since the owner gave it to me. When you turn …
I have a Spectrum 48k (I believe it may be an upgraded 16k model) that doesn't work, and never has ever since the owner gave it to me. When you turn it on, the normal copyright message appears, but there are a load of dots in the upper-half of the screen, ...PC freezes during first 10 minutesStarting about a week ago, my PC (Windows XP) randomly completely freezes in the first few minutes after I've turned it on. I bought it near the end …
... some hardware component has become faulty and it is a thermic ... my previous computer, I had faulty RAMs but those didn't ...+2 (grey) Faulty Black & White StripesI believe that there was a thread before about a +2 with same problem but I couldn't find it. So I am posting again hoping to find the same advice. …
I believe that there was a thread before about a +2 with same problem but I couldn't find it. So I am posting again hoping to find the same advice.
After connecting a working interface (PC keyboard interface) on one my +2s the unexpected ...
