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+2 QuestionsI picked up a +2 today on eBay. I've only seen one about 25 years ago so i dont know a lot about them. It boots and the seller can type stuff in so …
... tape deck buttons, if theres symbols ON the buttons, its a grey +2 ... I've got the first +2 then.
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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…
... . What you get from a grey +2 and a heatsink 128K is ... .
I did a small mod to my +3's RGB ... -
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 ... -
Buzzing Grey +2This is mentioned in another thread but I thought I had best start a new one regarding this. Basically Ive done TR4, put a 5.5k resistor to R38 and …
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Problems if IF2 or Divide connetedHello, yesterday i have played very well with my speccy. But after 30 minutes the Speccy crashed. Divide was connected. Coloured blocks on the screen…
Blocks are from startup. spectrum is the grey +2. loading from the tape recorder is okay and games running.( without if2 etc.)
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Cassette Adapter[IMG]http://dydityet.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/cassetter.jpg[/IMG] What about using this adapter instead of modifying azimuth and/or replacing bel…
As long as there is nothing wrong with the tape amp or such in the speccy youre good to go! Its head to head, no tape so a direct signal. I use one of these in my grey +2 and using my iphone with Speccytape app, everything loads, all the time. -
TEA2000 mod for better CVBS quality?Has anyone tried this before? :confused: [URL=http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/JRT480/media/Evenmoreperfect_zpse2505ab9.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1063…
The aim of that mod would be to band-limit ... done an s-video mod on a grey +2 and this avoids the ... -
Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... case, but certainly keeping the tape player, and adding an ... a dedicated tape recorder...
I have an old grey +2 very damaged ... , .tap, .tzx... using "Speccy Tape".
And in working order ... bought me one of my grey +2). So another Spectrum enthusiast is ... -
Video on single transistor composite video modification for 48K SpectrumsI made a video on the single transistor composite video mod, using an Issue two Spectrum although it applies to all issues. Much better than the sing…
... you get from that mod with only the transistor ... did in the s-video mod)?
Thanks ... look at the 128K and grey +2 composite video outputs. They ... of the TEA2000 in the +2.
Fortunately, ... . Since the single transistor mod uses this +5V power ... -
Correction of +2 hardware errorsThis is a collection of various pieces of information picked up from various places, including a lot from this forum. I have edited it and reworded i…
... just finished sorting out my grey +2 by changing R38 out for ... from some interference (from the tape player?) which was definitely audiable ... makes no diference having the tape player connected or disconnected. Even ... on/off switch for the tape player but now it ... -
ZX Spectrum +2A - Issue loading gamesHi! I have my ZX Spectrum +2A with a very strange issue regarding games loading. The thing is that I can only load a few games from the Datacorder o…
Have you tried giving your tape deck a good clean. I had a similar problem on a grey +2 a while back and after giving it a damned good clean it now works perfect -
Sinclair 128k available?Hello there, Spectrum fans! Let me introduce myself. I am from Russia, my name is Dimitri. In the 90-s I was working for a firm producing ZX Spectru…
... toastracks are to own, the grey +2's are probably the best ... 've not heard of a grey +2 keyboard membrane needing replacement for ... />
Only issue with the +2's is the incorrect orientation ... it's also easy to mod for external cassette input.
Sinclair 128k available?Hello there, Spectrum fans! Let me introduce myself. I am from Russia, my name is Dimitri. In the 90-s I was working for a firm producing ZX Spectru…
... toastracks are to own, the grey +2's are probably the best ... 've not heard of a grey +2 keyboard membrane needing replacement for ... />
Only issue with the +2's is the incorrect orientation ... it's also easy to mod for external cassette input.[/QUOTE ...Definitive list of games incompatible with +2A/+3 and of compatible versions (if any)I am trying to compile the definitive list of games which are incompatible with the +2A and the +3 and of their compatible versions, if they are pres…
... [B]Plus 2[/B] from the original Animagic tape and I found ... problems on real ZX128 and grey +2 model because use register I ...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 ...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 difference between a earlier grey +2, and later black +2A/B ... , the tape transport symbols are in different places. On the +2 grey they ... .
Also the black +2/+3 uses a small bungalow ...Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... the grey +2 case I used to make my "Sinclair tape recorder" was ...Points on +2 Cassette to add Mono plugHi All, I am looking for the points on the ZX +2 cassette board where I can add the wires to a mono jack to load from WAV Anyone help?
... sound out socket on a grey +2 as the socket solder pads ... kind of socket, and the tape signal traces are nowhere close ... .
On the black +2 it's just a case ... .php?p=466908&postcount=2"]this post[/URL].
Sinclair Speccy +2A Tape Loading IssuesHi all I've just got a spectrum off eBay and it wont load tapes Here's a video: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOvIMj3gKlg[/url] I have ju…
stick the tape deck back in and use ... ? or is that only for grey +2's
there was ...NEW CRONOSOFT TITLE --- splATTR --- !!!I have pleasure in announcing Bob Smith's splATTR! (sounds a bit rude that...) splATTR, as you'll probably know if you've been following the thread …
[QUOTE=R-Tape;779786]Recently bought and played on my grey +2 today. There ...Spectrum +2B tape drive rewind issueHi all I just got hold of a +2B which had been in storage for years (decades). Cleaned it up, everything works fine, picture, keyboard (after massiv…
Easy way to tell is that the tape mechanism for the grey +2 uses two diffrently sized belts, whereas the +2A/+2B only uses one :)
BBurned finger temp on rubber 48k heatsink normal?Ok so i opened it up because a few keys started to act up and i noticed that after burning my hand the heatsink was that hot i could actually smell t…
... 128K 935mA
Grey +2 970mA
+2 with tape running 1.035A
(active) +335mA
Interface 2: +5mA
Kempston interface: +15mA ...Which Speccy is best?Has anyone done any analysis to suggest which of the various Speccy models is the most technically reliable?
If you're talking standard machines, then the grey +2 is considered the best from a reliability and compatibility perspective.
Pity about the tape drive though, but that's nothing that can't be worked around :)
BI have returned! This time with no tape problems!Hello all. Some of you may remember me from about a month or so ago with this little spawn of satan... :lol: [IMG]http://www.ridgedpixel.co.uk/proj…
Nope, that's a black +2A/B (grey +2's have the tape symbols printed on the keys themselves, rather than on the case as with the +2A/+2B).
Larger PSU with a DIN type connector is also a giveaway.
BWere +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 …
... +2A on xmas and the tape deck buttons snapping off a ... day. It still worked for 2 years and then jacked in ... external tape deck to work with it.[/QUOTE]
My (grey) +2 did ... it possible to use a +2 tape mechanism in a +2a? or ...Jet Set Willy Walkthrough with commentaryHi All My latest walkthrough is on your tube: [URL="http://youtu.be/tpTz70VawVo"]http://youtu.be/tpTz70VawVo[/URL] This time it is Jet Set Willy, w…
... way to do the RF mod as the picture on my ... -> Spectrum working via a tape adapter, it's not working ... , which is weird due to tape 2 tape copying being so much more ...Resurrection of ZX SpectrumHello everyone. I recently emerged from my attic bearing my childrens 128k ZX Spectrum +2 with a bag of games etc. Like many before it hasn't seen…
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1. Tape Belt, if left in the ... itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-128-2-TAPE-CASSETTE-DRIVE-BELT-/320635964600?pt ... itm/SINCLAIR-ZX-SPECTRUM-128-2-GREY-MODEL-DRIVE-BELT-KIT-/390762274585 ... two for a grey +2[/URL]
2. Dirty tape heads, Q-tip ...RGB video issue on +2 and +3. Signal high?I have a couple of +3's and a new +2a that arrived today. When I plugged in the +2a using my RGB lead from Retro Computer Shack I was reminded of a n…
... for the +3 once you mod the machine to output composite ... on pin 1, like the grey +2's do.
Composite ... /+3 is quite a simple mod and is described in [URL ...DivMMC Enjoy - I'm not enjoying it!My DivMMC Enjoy arrived today. Excitedly I rushed home to plug it into my +2a. I have quite a few SD card/CF solutions for my computers so I know wha…
... corners and stopping producing plus 2 (Grey) motherboards.
Get yourself a ... grey ZX 128k and it will ... via tape deck.
I am looking for a grey +2 but ...Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... the keyboard membrane from a Grey +2 inside the keyboard module from ... what are each of the tape connector pins?
... sensible size for the datacorder tape 'window'. I wish someone ... suspect the pins in the tape header connector are different. But ...
