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Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…
There is also at least to different decks I've seen used on the +2a/b: one has two rubber belts (similar to the deck on the grey +2) and the newer models fit a tape deck with only one belt -
Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…
Same goes for the grey +2 also - mine's a Z70700 board and I remember comparing tape PCB's with someone else who was having problems a good while back only to notice some differences...
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Grey +2 - DOA and no power lightTook a punt on a grey +2 at the weekend to be a spare. It was "untested" although so were all my other +2's which are all fine. Tried to power th…
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Grey +2 - DOA and no power lightTook a punt on a grey +2 at the weekend to be a spare. It was "untested" although so were all my other +2's which are all fine. Tried to power th…
... "]Took a punt on a grey +2 at the weekend to be ... so were all my other +2's which are all fine ... no tapes to test the tape deck" (+2) - Tape drive not working
New stereo kitsWill be testing these next week: [IMG]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/SAM_0631.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.benophetinternet.nl/hobby/v…
... output of the grey +2 is mostly caused by the tape amplifier. To ... prove this, simply remove the tape jack from its socket inside ... the motor of the tape. This way the tape sound is available ... only while the tape runs.
Greets Ingo ...+2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …
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Re the Grey +2 mod : If there is a ... shows a mod using the Tape Deck PCB with a stereo ...+2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …
... is only for loading from tape ("ear") it can be mono ... jack plug.
Internally the tape circuits are mono. So if ... be the same as the tape/sound jack socket on a ... ZX Spectrum 128 to the grey +2, as it would be wise ...Scary video clipI found [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04rDK7zY7_Y"]this[/url] video on YouTube. It is really scary, but otherwise of great educational value …
... apply to the toastrack and grey +2 models.
So, because ... . Go to 48K mode.
2. Activate IF1bis.
3. Reset ... /> 4. Now load the 128K tape or snapshot.
If ...help with broken +2 greyHello, the other day I was trying to record sounds from my grey +2 "sound" socket to an old cassette recorder. Suddenly the screen went to a solid…
... balford and others,
My grey +2 is working again!
I ... .
balford's ZX Diagnostics (tape version) says everything is good ...Harlequin 128k??Hi peeps... I've seen that you can do a 128k version of the Harlequin board. Is it just the standard board with different chips or is it a dif…
... , tried it with a spare grey +2 keyboard/membrane.
only problem ... .
after pressing enter on tape loader the screen stays white ...Spectrum +2 Grey internal cassette connectorIs it possible to buy the internal white cassette connector (the bit with pins on the motherboard and the bit that dangles from the leads) from Mapli…
The 2 versions of +2 Grey that I have are in ... /46922/2-tape-deck-blue-wire#latest
Maybe a +2 grey cassette ...+2 grey tape 'pre echo'Previously posted this in the hardware updates section by mistake. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Just picked up a grey +2 and…
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Just picked up a grey +2 and on loading a game ... the answer lies in the tape itself; you see, as ... a magnetic tape ages, or if it's ... a low quality tape, some of the magnetic coating ... the adjacent part of the tape, with an offset of one ...Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…
... [*] ZX Spectrum+2 - also known as the grey, due to the ... that has a dark grey case. Amstrad's version ... a built-in cassette tape deck. As with the ... very similar to the grey +2. A redesigned computer using ... PSU. The 128k and +2 grey using more powerful 9V ...Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…
... to PCB of internal tape recorder in ZX128+2(grey):
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Full +2 tape recorder schematic / info
[url ... some experimentation with my two +2 grey spectrums.
... between 128k +2 grey Issue 1 ULA and 128k +2 grey Issue 3 ...Strange Fault on 128 +2 GreyHi I've got 2 128 +2 Grey Spectrums and I thought they were both in good working order but it seems not but I have no idea what is wrong with one …
I also have grey +2 and Renegade 128 often crashes after selecting controls (loaded from tape or divIDE). There are few versions in WoS archive, I tried them all and one of them (I don't remember now which one) seemed quite stable.Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... /brendanalford/zx-diagnostics/wiki/Tape-Tests"]here[/url][/quote]< ... I find) via the tape adapter, no matter what I ... set at 60 for the grey +2, and at 80 for ... for the grey +2, record the WAV to a physical tape and ... know of between a grey +2 and a toast rack ...Need help from people with real 128/black +2 and grey +2A/+2B/+3.Please, if you have time and inspiration, run [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55518/test-of-screen-switching-timings"]this t…
... a +3 with a dead TAPE/SOUND socket, but I'm ... +3 that has a working TAPE/SOUND socket so I could ... doesn't have a working TAPE/SOUND socket, and it runs ... test this program with - one grey +2, two black +2Bs and one ...Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…
... works properly but has no tape input (called "Ricky" on the ... />
[quote="1024MAK;928422"]The (grey) +2 uses a ULA which is ... running the tests with the +2, the yellow screen clearly shows ... tiny cost savings on every +2, +2A, +3, CPC464, CPC664, CPC6128 ..."Made by the ton" softwareGag time The obvious one is "Make a chip" Published by Sinclair Research and written by Incognito Software . For some reason this was produced…
... 'six pack' thing with the grey +2 , I think they were not ... ' packs maybe.
The +2 pack with Punchy, Disco Dan ... 'easy snap' tape deck buttons) , most of the early grey +2's came ..."Made by the ton" softwareGag time The obvious one is "Make a chip" Published by Sinclair Research and written by Incognito Software . For some reason this was produced…
... was something like 2 titles or more per tape side, even with ... would say to push the (grey) +2 a bit more with some ...Finally got myself a 128k toastrack too ! :)Hi all, I recently bought a vintage computers lot on eBay, just because there was a toastrack inside (and a better looking CPC 6128 with edge conne…
... ;932850"]Nice find!, but the tape recorder and interface in front ... [/img]
The tape recorder is an exelvision (french ... favourite Speccy is (was ?) the grey +2, my first computer... But preferring ...Loading games from pcI have set up an issue 6a with an opus discovery 1 The opus has had the upgrade from bytedelight of twin floppys and quickdos and is working great. …
... which I will do the tape sound socket mod a which ... my eye out for a grey +2 next,D.T Decathlon vs Hyper Sports vs D.T Supertest 128Hi everyone and welcome to the August 2018 edition of the "Which Is Best?" series. Last month I placed International Karate and IK+ (representing al…
... was given an original Decathlon tape about 85 I think (or ... was not a 'new' tape) and my grey +2 came with SuperTest128.
1. DTST
2. DTD
3. HS
The only reason 1 and 2 are that way around is ...Bit of fun - one change onlyI also posted this on another marque's forum (for their products) to see. Its just a bit of fun really. OK, if you could of made one change to a S…
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My grey +2 had that issue :( , the tape keys also snapped ...ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …
... . Do this while listening the tape, you should hear the sound ... fault and I have a grey +2 suffering with symptom, is the ...Rod-land - struggling to get working on my real +2 (grey machine)Hi Everyone, I've had a week enjoying tinkering with my +2 and there are only a few games I have not managed to play on my +2 that I enjoyed back …
... will run on my 128/+2/+2A's through a DivMMC ... any option, all on my grey +2 :( Must be my machine when ... would load Rod-Land from tape only a mere 17-18 ...Rod-land - struggling to get working on my real +2 (grey machine)Hi Everyone, I've had a week enjoying tinkering with my +2 and there are only a few games I have not managed to play on my +2 that I enjoyed back …
... -Land Colour using your grey +2 with your tape adapter and [i]no ...Rod-land - struggling to get working on my real +2 (grey machine)Hi Everyone, I've had a week enjoying tinkering with my +2 and there are only a few games I have not managed to play on my +2 that I enjoyed back …
... -Land Colour using your grey +2 with your tape adapter and [i]no ... /> maybe you forgot that my +2 is faulty and most probably ... file loaded correctly both as tape (with the interface attached) and ...Special mono tape recorders for Micro owners of the early 1980s So what were the KEY FEATURES of these machines that separated them out from the normal mono tape recorders ? I cannot really remember- but I have …
... not want to use a tape cleaner aka 'sandpaper!' ... game y" on another tape player as the counter would ... even with a compilation tape to find out where ... the very first grey +2's , the tape buttons Play and ... * that the very early tape keys the plastic on their ...+2A vs +2BFrom what I understand, the +2A like the one I have is black, while the +2B is grey. Logically, the +2B came after the +2A, but why is there a prefer…
... is referred to as ‘the grey” +2.
This sold rather ... drive in place of the tape deck. Similar to their CPC6128 ... a disk drive or a tape deck. So some machines using ... this PCB were produced with tape deck, the top of the ...
