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Need a new keyboard for Issue 2I've dug out my old Spectrum's today. My +3A and +2 grey are both working perfectly. However, my old early Issue 2 keyboard was replaced with a SA…
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Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[b]Quirky nerdy hardware quiz time[/b] [list=1][*]How many transistors are on the issue one ZX Spectrum PCB? [color=#FFFFFF].[/color] [*]Which d…
... many transistors are on the issue one ZX Spectrum PCB?
issue two board?
[color=#FFFFFF ... by Sinclair in the early issue 16k/48k rubber key ZX ... ZX Spectrum +2A/+2B/+3/+3B computers can be configured to ... -
Crash issue 2 original cover art Oliver Frey on eBaySpotted this on eBay this week. The Kong eats the keyboard cover. Extremely expensive though at £4500 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crash-Magazine-i…
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The Swarm is Coming... a new Crash Smash (Issue 6 Oct/Nov 2021)[img]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6ff18c_41da45d2da514edd801f7e534f3d3ebf~mv2.png[/img] I set out to make a top-down System Shock 2 type gam…
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Building a ZX Spectrum 3B, Looking for PartsAs the title says, I'm attempting to build a new ZX Spectrum, but I'm having some trouble locating all of the parts. Thus far, I've got all of t…
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Built a ZX Spectrum that works, but can't get the upper RAM to work?Like the title says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it boots, but it doesn't see the upper 32k of RAM. When it boots, the lower 16k works f…
... says I finished my Spectrum 3B board, and it boots, but ... pulling A15 low is the issue, but what could do that ... -
Spectrum board Issue numbersWhilst cataloging my spectrums I am documenting the issue numbers of the motherboards. so far I have (all spectrum or smegtrum + Issue TWO 3 3B …
Issue 1 do exist - I've ... the rubberkey boxes is an issue one - note the key colour ... />
you can spot an issue 1 pcb by the 'dead ... - though a very few early issue 2's used the same ... /> people often say the 128k heatsink is the rarest, but an ... -
How many of you lot still own your original Speccy?I have reason to believe the majority of you still own your original Spectrum. I think thats great, but it also really suprised as well. I was obsess…
... /> I got my orginal 16K issue 1 - with the upside down ... most an orginal spectrum 128 -[ heatsink one] with +D and twin ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... be upgraded 16Ks). Any spectrum issue 3 or above is 48K ... you can see the metal heatsink when you look through the ... -
How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…
... fairly substantial heatsink, so heat is less of an issue.
Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…
... uncommon on issue 1 and 2 for heat from the heatsink to ... .
The repositioned heatsink on issue 3 and later did not ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... first Speccy (Issue 2) had problems because off too small heatsink . Now ... load/save. I did put heatsink on ULA chip, because I ...Sinclair Basic Vs PascalWith the rise of the structured programming movement (Jackson et al) was it wise to put the Basic programming language into the Spectrum. By this ti…
... first Speccy (Issue 2) had problems because off too small heatsink . Now ... load/save. I did put heatsink on ULA chip, because I ...How to determine the revision ?Is there any way to check the revision of a Spectrum without disassembling it ?
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Spectrums went up to Issue 6, although I've never ... an issue 5.
If you can see a heatsink through ... heatsink and you have normal green/grey keys, it's an issue ... /beige keys it's an issue 1. Go to Ebay and ...What is the rarest sinclair item u have ?For me, its a Sinclair PC200 boxed working and complete, has anyone any idea what its worth ? I am going to be selling it along with the rest of my …
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Speccy 128+ (heatsink) - bought at a bootsale only ... Horizons tape.
Crash issue 1.
Your Spectrum ... .
Your Sincalir issue 1.
Multiface 3 ... . Very rare according to issue two of Retro Gamer.
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ive had an issue 2 spectrum since i was ... computers including sinclair spectrum 128(heatsink) and a +2b, acorn electron ...How can I tell what issue a speccy is from the serial number?Is it possible to know the issue of a speccy just by looking its serial number? What issue a 001-107603 could be? Is it issue 1 (i know its a 16K ma…
... number?
What issue a 001-107603 could be ...
16K and light keys = Issue 1
48K and light ... keys = Issue 1
16K and normal ... keys = issue 2
48K and normal ... can see the aluminium heatsink, it's issue 3+.How can I tell what issue a speccy is from the serial number?Is it possible to know the issue of a speccy just by looking its serial number? What issue a 001-107603 could be? Is it issue 1 (i know its a 16K ma…
... issue 1 & 2 have the heatsink at the back.
Issue ... 3 moves the heatsink ... the trimmers.
Issue 5 onwards uses the ZX8401 ... , sometimes a PCF1360P) indicates issue 5 onwards, and is towards ...ZX Spectrum 128+ problemsHello!I recently purchased and got myself a spectrum 128+ from ebay.The item did not have an original power supply so i got a power supply of 9volts …
Regarding the 7805 issue: If the 7805 gives 5 ... too hot (even with a heatsink) to touch, there is something ...Spectrum ULAHi new to forum ,and have been a speccy owner/fan since the begining{like most 30 somthins on this forum !) Anyway what i want to know is the ULA th…
... the memory chips off the issue 2 and solder it back ... on the 3b
Result the 3b now works fine ... correct memory chips for the issue 2 anywhere?
I ...Does anyone have any working Ferranti's?Does anyone know where I might get hold of a Ferranti ULA5C112E-3?? I think this is the problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it otherwise wor…
... you describe sounds like an issue 2 speccy with a drifty ... own board (funnily enough, an issue 2) was cured by replacing ... ?[/B]
Well, any heatsink is better than nothing, and ... can get an extruded aluminium heatsink designed especially for 40 pin ...Does anyone have any working Ferranti's?Does anyone know where I might get hold of a Ferranti ULA5C112E-3?? I think this is the problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it otherwise wor…
... nose here and see what issue board I can offer as ... other fault was the regulator heatsink touched the metal case of ...spectrum compatibilityI have read/heard conflicting statements from different sources regarding different spectrums with games. Can an expert/s say with certainty compati…
... ? does this mean rubber keyboard issue 2?
2) when say ... still not 100% for the heatsink and 48k+?(please confirm).
heatsink version' rom and that replacements ... it worth replacing in the heatsink model?
Thanks
Noob question. I'm stillconfused.I thought I had it all sorted out about the different models: +2....+2a....+3. But then, suddenly, I saw that there were a +2b. So, can anyone pleas…
... built into it, the +3B had the modified sound circuit ... , 128K+2B, 128K+3A, 128K+3B
Purely as ...
So what's my issue 2 +3 then? AFAIK the ... issue 1 board had the sound ... problem, issue 2 cured cured that fault ...Z80 CPUs goin cheap.This guy is selling them very cheaply and has a couple multi item auctions for them. Thought I would post here in case people were looking for one/so…
Z80 CPUs goin cheap.This guy is selling them very cheaply and has a couple multi item auctions for them. Thought I would post here in case people were looking for one/so…
Look what I got!Look what I just got in the post: [url]http://www.alioth.net/tmp/W5100.jpg[/url] But, please... don't hold your breath :-) Coming to an edge connec…
... been considering the whole thorny issue of RST #8 traps, while ... at the same time! The heatsink that aowen gave me is ...+2A, are they all this incompatible?My +2A does not seem to be faulty but the number of games that don't run on it are silly. Scooby Doo(Elite), Crazy Cars , Turbo Outrun, Vindicator(im…
... machines or just on 128k heatsink/+2 grey spectrums?
Could ... are they just an incompatibility issue?
I got a ...
