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Issue 2 voltage troubleDear all, I got my hands on an old issue 2 from a friend. Price was close to zero so I did not hesitate to take it. After powering it up I was sur…
... the picture bad on an issue 2.
After that it ... power circuit. I had an issue 4 the other day on ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
Back to the Issue 2 Spectrum I was first working ... something else wrong in the Issue 2.
Is anyone here ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... from my webpage: "On issue 2 and issue 3A/B boards, several gates ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... lot I had in the Issue 2 Spectrum with the problem over ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... on a problem free Issue 2 that has NEC 4116s ... the Spectrum+ nor the good Issue 2.
I note ... that the good Issue 2 has had the resistor value ... the ULA from the good Issue 2 in the bad one ... just noticed that the good Issue 2 lacks R57, but the ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... missing from Spectrums after Issue 2 and in another Issue 2 I've been ... it works perfectly in an Issue 4, but not this Issue 2... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... perfectly in an Issue 4, but not this Issue 2...[/QUOTE]
Is ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... it was missing on another Issue 2. I had, probably naively, assumed ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... /> I notice that in the Issue 4 Spectrum my transistor inverter ... SRAM board connected to the Issue 2, the display changes dramatically and ... 'd expect them to. The Issue 4 Spectrum just carries on ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
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No, on an Issue 2 at least, C54, if present ...
It does appear the Issue 2 Spectrum went through a number ... was done away with after Issue 1, but it clearly ... and it is on the Issue 2 circuit diagram. As I ... the ULA on the Issue 2 Spectrum I have been ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... =Zorn;586856]No, on an Issue 2 at least, C54, if present ... -
Spectrum +3, Issue 2...I have just had plonked on my desk a nice issue 2 Spectrum +3. I'm not sure if its 100% working yet, as I have not plumbed it into a telly. So, assu…
... on my desk a nice issue 2 Spectrum +3. I'm not ... board says it's an issue 2. Does this need the AY ... this the issue 2 +3?[/QUOTE]
Both Issue 1 an Issue 2 motherboards have ... -
Spectrum +3, Issue 2...I have just had plonked on my desk a nice issue 2 Spectrum +3. I'm not sure if its 100% working yet, as I have not plumbed it into a telly. So, assu…
[QUOTE=guesser;587335]Both Issue 1 an Issue 2 motherboards have the design flaw ... that a 'horribly distorted sound' issue, or just 'mono instead of ... stereo' issue?
I never noticed problem ... -
faultyi have a zx48 that will not tune in it allways seems to be just out of tune what could cause this fault also half of the keyboard doesnot work there …
... (see the thread about the Issue 2 Spectrum I've been working ... -
Repairing a faulty 48K issue 2.I am investigating one of a pair of non-working issue 2 48K Spectrums that have been sitting in a cupboard untouched for quite a few years. I haven…
... /> I see that in the Issue 4 and up, /RAS is ... a CPU access. In an Issue 2 Spectrum, it looks to be ... in the Issue 6A, but not the Issue 2. In the Issue 2 the display ... -
Ultimate Adventure Magazine - by old Speccy Games WriterHello!! Yes, a little off-Spectrum topic but bear with me..... Below is the blurb for my new adventure magazine, which is a FREE download at [url]www…
Yeah that's a link to my book website :-)
Just got permission to run a short story in Issue 2 written by Joffa. So chuffed about that!! :-) !!! -
Ultimate Adventure Magazine - by old Speccy Games WriterHello!! Yes, a little off-Spectrum topic but bear with me..... Below is the blurb for my new adventure magazine, which is a FREE download at [url]www…
... run a short story in Issue 2 written by Joffa. So chuffed ... -
Power Brick ProblemDear all, i was just Powering up a 48K Rubber Key Speccy using two differnt power bricks. First one from my issue 2 Speccy, second one from an issue…
... bricks. First one from my issue 2 Speccy, second one from an ... issue 3 Speccy. Both have not ... -
BeginnerIm having a go at fixing a spectrum which has been in the loft for 20 years and would like some advice please.... I have downloaded the 'spectrum se…
... 4116 might work in an Issue 4 or later Spectrum, but ... earlier one. Spectrums prior to Issue 4 barely allow enough time ... removing the capacitors. On the Issue 2 boards I've got (probably ... corrected on the Issue 3, but I haven't ... -
BeginnerIm having a go at fixing a spectrum which has been in the loft for 20 years and would like some advice please.... I have downloaded the 'spectrum se…
... 4116 might work in an Issue 4 or later Spectrum, ... one. Spectrums prior to Issue 4 barely allow enough time ... removing the capacitors. On the Issue 2 boards I've got ( ... probably corrected on the Issue 3, but I haven' ... />
Mine is an issue 3 board so it looks ... -
Repairing another Issue 2 48K Spectrum.I said at the start of the other thread that I've got another one of these and I've started investigating it. The board is more-or-less exactly the …
... work properly in the other Issue 2 Spectrum I've tested it ... -
Retro Gamer issue 99Should be available any day now. It has a fantastic retro cover with the T-Rex from 3D Monster Maze for the ZX81. I'm looking forward to the article,…
... ] There's an article in issue 100 that Wossers should like ... timing? The differences between issue 1 and issue 2 keyboards? Speedlock decryptors? What ... -
Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…
... added as per the recommended Issue 2 modification, but R60 is still ... a common cause of the Issue 2 voltage converter circuit failing. If ... the wrong side on all Issue 2 boards I've seen. -
Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…
... get quite hot on an Issue 2 Spectrum, sometimes to the point ... -
Spectrum 48K - upper memory MIAI have recently acquired a ZX Spectrum which, according to the sticker on the bottom, should be a 48K model. It's an Issue 3 board, with upper memory…
... of mine about repairing an Issue 2 Spectrum and perhaps the ROM ... identifiers here come from the Issue 2 circuit diagram. Some of the ... -
Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…
... go bad, especially in an Issue 2 where the temperature inside is ... -
How faithful are you to Sinclair computers?Are you 100% faithful to Sinclair computers or do you divide your attention across multiple retro computers and consoles? I never had anything besid…
ZX Spectrum 48k Issue 2 was my first computer beginning ... and sold it back in 2 years. In '97 my dad ... -
How faithful are you to Sinclair computers?Are you 100% faithful to Sinclair computers or do you divide your attention across multiple retro computers and consoles? I never had anything besid…
... =maiki;602860]ZX Spectrum 48k Issue 2 was my first computer beginning ... and sold it back in 2 years. In '97 my dad ... -
Cleaning up an old recording?Hi folks! :smile: I recently found a bunch of old Boots C15 tapes in the loft the other day. I know what's on most of them, but there are a couple o…
Or you could try sending the sound to an emulator. From my experience my real Issue 2 Spectrum is far more picky than Spectaculator in XP... -
Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…
... .m1423.l2648]replacement[/url] working Issue 2 motherboard off eBay and will ...