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  • 48k Spectrum "Jail Bars" Removal?Hi all Just curious I think I saw a post here about the bars that go down the screen on some 48k's I think he referred to them as "jail bars". Any…

    ... a post here about the bars that go down the screen ... he referred to them as "jail bars".

    Anyway, mine has ...
    dreamscape dreamscape September 2014 Hardware
  • Zx-81 video modHas anyone here done the zx-81 composite video mod?? I am having trouble getting it to work and the info doesn't include which kind of transistor to …

    Did the Mod on my second zx-81 and it works. Problem is I am getting a lot of jail bars through the picture.
    kd7vdb kd7vdb April 2012 Hardware
  • Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…

    ... on this spectrum and the jail bars have always been visible. Now ...
    Renegade Renegade August 2014 Hardware
  • 48k Spectrum "Jail Bars" Removal?Hi all Just curious I think I saw a post here about the bars that go down the screen on some 48k's I think he referred to them as "jail bars". Any…

    ... perfect with a shade of "jail bars".

    3) I substitute ...
    Falco-F8L Falco-F8L September 2014 Hardware
  • 48k Spectrum "Jail Bars" Removal?Hi all Just curious I think I saw a post here about the bars that go down the screen on some 48k's I think he referred to them as "jail bars". Any…

    ... with noisy display (apart from jail bars) that showed massive improvements in ...
    balford balford September 2014 Hardware
  • Issue 4s - Not 'Jailbars' but lines alloverIt's not another 'Jailbars' question!, but I've got this Issue 4S that aside from the 'Jailbars' on the Paper area of the screen which I can live wit…

    ... the clock related noise or 'jail bars' on the display.

    balford balford September 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k Power On ProcessI have a 48k Spectrum here that maybe does something strange on power on. Could somebody confirm what is meant to happen when power is applied? On …

    Yes sounds right to me. The red jail bars are what you see as the Rom goes through its checking memory routine.
    Basher Basher October 2014 Hardware
  • Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…

    ... get alternating black and white jail bars as seen in the original ...
    lesoleil70 lesoleil70 October 2015 Hardware
  • Faulty 48+ Help NeededHi, This is what I get when I plug in the spectrum, this is tuned in. Vid shows a reset. Any ideas, or pointers on the first thing to check. Keyboa…

    ... a scrambled screen now, no jail bars on a reset.

    lesoleil70 lesoleil70 October 2015 Hardware
  • Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…

    ... it wasn't for the jail bars and I would say it ...
    Renegade Renegade December 2015 Hardware
  • Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…

    ... has a clearer background (less jail bars, no 'hot air column effect ...
    Renegade Renegade December 2015 Hardware
  • Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…

    ... has a clearer background (less jail bars, no 'hot air column effect ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK December 2015 Hardware
  • Shimmering displayHi all, I've got a 48K issue 4S and it appears to be working apart from it's displaying weird vertical shimmering patterns. It passes a RAM test t…

    ... /forums/discussion/48716/48k-spectrum-jail-bars-removal/p1

    [b ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2016 Hardware
  • Nasty vertical pattern on a 128K Toast Rack via RGBI managed to fix the busted membrane on my [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/55755/got-myself-a-128k-toast-rack-plus-a-simple-a…

    ... "hot air column effect" or "jail bars" I have seen present on ...
    Renegade Renegade January 2018 Hardware
  • Weird dreams threadI remember some of the dreams I've had over the years. I wonder if I'm the only one who has strange dreams like this... Days ago: I was dreaming t…

    ... get me started about the jail bars at the end of wave ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2022 Chit chat
  • Lion BarsSeeing as there's a thread asking about [B]Burton's "Fish & Chips"[/B], I thought I'd ask about Lion Bars, as I used to love them, but I haven't seen…

    ... I'd ask about Lion Bars, as I used to love ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2009 Chit chat
  • Spectrum dead: 8 vertical bars in alternating colorsI have been soldering on this basterd for a long time now. All IC's now have sockets (except the LM1889). I swapped all 4116's by types that are 100%…

    ... the system, is 8 vertical bars, with some flickering blocks and ... 8 perfect vertical bars without distortion. The 8 bars take up the ... , light color, total of 8 bars. I can't tell you ...
    georgedb georgedb September 2009 Hardware
  • Just bought a Spectrum+. Doesn't work. Red bars on screen.Hi all, Something of a noob here. Having recently been on holiday, I came across a Spectrum+ in a box, with a collection of games in a shop, and, af…

    ... alternating pattern of vertical red bars - it switches between four, and ... eight red bars every second or so. No ...
    king_spoon_ian king_spoon_ian August 2012 Hardware
  • decoding loading barsI was idly pondering if it would be possible to decode the tape loading bars - just the header, say, for a standard loader, to determine the title o…

    ... to decode the tape loading bars - just the header, say, for ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Galactic Jail Break Quick ReviewI always like to find games I never played before on the Spectrum and even though I had my Spectrum a few days after it came out there are loads of g…

    ... played.

    Take Galactic Jail Break which from what I ... simple as you have a jail made of green squares trapping ... on either side of the jail taking the blocks away to ...
    morcar morcar December 2013 Games
  • Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…

    ... some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks ...
    Jet5y Jet5y December 2015 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48K it only shows colored barsHello, I'm new to the forum and I need help with a ZX Spectrum 48K which I bought recently unfortunately defective. I want to mention that before t…

    ... the screen only appeared colored bars.

    https://ibb.co ...
    Trafic Trafic July 2017 Hardware
  • Horizontal black and white bars on ZX Spectrum 128k ToastrackSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…

    ... machine it showed black/white bars. I tried power cycling a ...
    StarQuake StarQuake May 2018 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack with horizontal black and white barsSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…

    ... machine it showed black/white bars. I tried power cycling a ...
    StarQuake StarQuake May 2018 Updates
  • Loading Bars - Rnd USR cmd ?Morning, Just a quick question - messing about with basic and all those years back I seem to remember a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE …

    ... a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE USR command ...
    Harvey Harvey March 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Loading Bars - Rnd USR cmd ?Morning, Just a quick question - messing about with basic and all those years back I seem to remember a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE …

    ... a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE USR command ...
    Harvey Harvey March 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Loading Bars - Rnd USR cmd ?Morning, Just a quick question - messing about with basic and all those years back I seem to remember a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE …

    ... a way to create loading bars with a RANDOMISE USR command ...
    Harvey Harvey March 2021 Sinclair Basic
  • Are you worried about your civil liberties...The views expressed on this forum may not represent my present views.

    ... person has already gone to jail for writing poetry). Certain books ... that can put you behind bars for posessing materials that could ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Chit chat
  • Barry George found not guilty of Jill Dando's murder at retrialThat bloke Barry George, who was convicted of murdering Jill Dando and has spent the past 8 years behind bars, has just been found not guilty at his …

    ... rapist weirdos in jail ! Remember he went to jail in the 80 ... in trouble before went to jail for something he didnt do ... WOS patrons would be behind bars too! Myself included. :D[/QUOTE ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2008 Chit chat
  • We British deserve everything we get"[B]The Lockerbie bomber is to be released on compassionate grounds, the Scottish Government has announced. Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was jaile…

    ... years of him being in jail they finally released him, because ... that amount of time behind bars certainly not, he'd have ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek August 2009 Chit chat
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