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Seen any ebay madness?? post it here !!!What with some high prices fetched on speccy games over the past few days , thought it might be an idea to keep a WOS record of some of the higher fi…
... on a Speccy - my Plus 2 has given up the ghost ... .
So you need a grey +2 or a +2A/B? All ... get the stereo upgrade, improved composite video out, tape input, new ... -
Spectrum +2 Cable Nightmare -TTL-Composite-RGB ???Just got myself a Spectrum+2 Grey model with rgb scart cable The system works great on my livingroom lcd with the supplied cable, so good news here …
As this is a grey +2, there is a good probability ... connector) 180 degrees around, the composite signal will clear up.
Spectrum +2 Cable Nightmare -TTL-Composite-RGB ???Just got myself a Spectrum+2 Grey model with rgb scart cable The system works great on my livingroom lcd with the supplied cable, so good news here …
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French +2 don't have the modulator, ... , so they can't output composite video, only RGB !
And ... cable is different from english grey +2 : same as the +2A scart ...Spectrum +2 little help pleaseHi all, Firstly let me say, what an amazing site this is! So much incredible detail and information, created by what looks to be a very dedicated an…
If it's a grey +2 then composite video is normally available at ...The Spectrum Resuscitation ThreadKicking off this thread as a place where people who are fixing/restoring Spectrums (or indeed any other piece of related hardware) can show off their…
... 'm currently working on a grey +2. This one I picked up ... years ago when my original +2 packed up.
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Composite out isn't much better ...Help with potentially broken ZX Spectrum+Hi guys, I'm new to collecting Spectrum consoles and recently purchased a +2, +3 and + model. The + model I seem to be having trouble with in gettin…
... a menu. You get a grey (Sinclair call it white) background ... black rectangle surrounded by a grey (white) border, alas this means ... decided I would try the composite mod as it was such a ...First time capacitor replacementHi, I have an Issue 2 board, that i wish to start with recapping as advised on here, as they look to be all original. (Same with V3 board, but going…
... out, on my board version 2, one of the capacitors is ... unfortunate results having completed the composite mod :(. Time to do some testing ...Spectrum +2 little help pleaseHi all, Firstly let me say, what an amazing site this is! So much incredible detail and information, created by what looks to be a very dedicated an…
Grey +2 with jagged edge screen through ... , unfortunately there is absolutely no composite output detected :(
I ... ideas how to fix for composite? And or possibly fix the ...+2A/+3 composite modHi, Anyone has experience doing a composite output mod for +2A/+3? (yes.. I also have a working RGB) A while ago I did one based on the instruction…
I've now done the composite mod to a +3 and a + ... , and an S-video mod to a +2. The S-video is ... from all of them. The composite pictures look much like my ... PAL colour mixing of the composite circuit so games like Jet ...+2A/+3 composite modHi, Anyone has experience doing a composite output mod for +2A/+3? (yes.. I also have a working RGB) A while ago I did one based on the instruction…
... included in the 128K and grey +2.
It's in this ... RF output.
Crisp composite video.Settings on oscilloscope to see composite video signalHello, Learning a bit more about my new Owon digital 2 chan. oscilloscope. Would like to know what settings I should use to view a composite signal…
... 'm using RGB and composite video for the Sync.
grey +2 and a heatsink 128K is ... what you get is Composite sync which is H+V ...
Some monitors will accept composite sync in place of H ... true for all monitors. Composite video can be used as ...128k+ CompositeAm I to understand this correctly but all thats needed for composite video on this model is to run a wire from pin 1 of the RGB port to the phono out…
... Spanish 128? A standard 128/grey +2 RGB-SCART cable does not ... pinout is different.
Composite video on pin 3 instead ...My first composite mod.Thought it was about time I gave the composite mod a go. I used a youtube video, the bloke in the video took 10 mins, I took about 2 hours :) but it…
... ]When I did my first composite mod the picture was still a ... replacing caps. I did another 2 composite mods last night, and one ...Retro shops in London areaAnyone know of any that sell speccy/amiga/c64 stuff?
... I sold of tapes had 2 in.. 2 people off here who ... which ones need fixing / comp mod.. I've got about 20 ... guess. Only matched by my grey +2 collection hehe.. only 3-4 ...+2 Grey video issueSo far ive replaced TR4, TR5 (and correctly orientated them) and seperated the audio from the video, still I have this; [youtube]mZZWOXRs_Zk[/youtube…
For Amstrad Grey +2 machines:-
TR4 is the composite video amp - must ...+2 Grey video issueSo far ive replaced TR4, TR5 (and correctly orientated them) and seperated the audio from the video, still I have this; [youtube]mZZWOXRs_Zk[/youtube…
... about the output from this grey +2. And if you think I ... using a composite video SCART cable (designed for a grey +2) with the ... TV in AV composite ("normal") mode ... works okay with your other grey +2 machines?
[*]Are there ...My TV is dying....oh no's!So I'm thoroughly enjoying my return to Spectrum life at the moment. But something is becoming clear to me. Or to be more exact, clearly fuzzy to me.…
... have found that my issue 2 motherboards are having problems to ... well with the composite mod. All of the issue 2 board were re ...Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
... , 16k.
2. Mods / changes made: composite mod, added sockets for Z80 ... -type Speccies (RGB) work fine, composite is always a bit muddy ...+2 Grey Composite question.Hello all, Long time reader first time poster and all that...... Probably a daft question which has been asked hundreds of times, even though I ca…
And composite video and ground are all ... need :D
[A composite video signal includes all components ... /> Keep in mind that some grey +2 boards have an incorrectly fitted ... in a bad or poor composite video signal at the DIN ...eBay 128K Spectrum RGB cables overheat the Spectrum!?Hi everybody, For a long time I've wondered why Spectrum 128K Toastracks were overheating when using my Retro Computer Shack RGB SCART cable. Today …
... not suitable for 128K+2 gray, since +2 has already BRIGHT ... RetroComputerShack are marketed 128K/128K+2(gray).
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The grey +2 already includes circuitry to mix ... recorder has the option of Composite or RGB input on ...Best 128k Speccy?Hi Which 128k Spectrum is the best from the point of view of the operating system, hardware design etc. Reason I'm asking is that I read on here th…
... the hardware fixes inside a +2 case is the way to ... .5" drives with a minor mod to the motherboard). Otherwise a ... but is poorly made. The grey +2 has most of the hardware ... fixes applied (like the sound mod).
To tell a ...video cable with +128 rgb jack and red + black rcaive been give what is supposed to be a video cable it has the connector on that would fit a +128 video socket and the at the other end a red and blac…
... be a simple composite cable (128 and grey +2 machines have composite video on ...Zx Spectrum 128k Toaster RGB pinoutHi all When I use my +2 scart cable on my 128k the picture looks terrible, so I have bought the din plug to make my own. Most sites from what I ca…
... 've only ever done a composite adapter (which has the advantage ... working with both 128 and grey +2 models, at the expense of ...Zx Spectrum 128k Toaster RGB pinoutHi all When I use my +2 scart cable on my 128k the picture looks terrible, so I have bought the din plug to make my own. Most sites from what I ca…
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... fully working 48K, one Issue 2 48K working as 16K and ... also probably be performing the Composite mod on the two working ones ... keep me busy. That Issue 2 board has had a fair ...Dot crawl?Hi, As I'm rather new to the hardware of the spectrum, just to confirm: is this video showing "Dot crawl" ? [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U…
... RF, I use composite output on my 128 and grey +2 (and have ... and +3 monitor sockets for composite). I also cheered for joy ...Were +2A tape decks badly made?I remember as a kid in the early 90s(must of been as I started Secondary School in 1994 and this was before that) maybe even 88 or 89 I used to play …
... of parts for the Speccy +2 decks.
Your ... of the +2. There is the lighter grey cased +2. This was ... din plug. Both grey +2 and black +2 look like they have ... 't. The +2 grey uses one which needs 2 drive belts for ... ?20 then did a mod to it and sold it ...Short Circuit Damage?Hey Spectrum fans, Currently trying to diagnose what is wrong with my 48K Issue 4B ZX Spectrum. The initial problem was the fact it would not boot -…
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Pin 8: 2.15V
Pin 9: 5 ... border. I'm tempted to composite mod this one to see if ...Spectrum preservation/clean up questions.I’m sorting out my 5 Spectrums trying to make them look a bit better, and to package them up how they should be, and to get them to be reliable…
... far, I guess.
2. *Warm* water, yes. Be gentle ... I suppose some form of composite mod on 16/48/ZX+ models ... 16k Spectrums to 48k. The mod can be done directly - Balford ...Flickering RGB -> SCART output.Hello all, For my toast rack I have bought a [URL="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sinclair-ZX-Spectrum-128K-High-Quality-RGB-Scart-Lead-Video-Cable-TV-Le…
... normally use it for my Grey +2, but I know it works ... use RGB SCART for my +2, +2B and +3, I got ... are: highest = RGB, S-Video, Composite and worst = UHF. If you ...
