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Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
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Better keyboard = better sales ?Just a random thought. I want to start this by saying although I did not have a + model new, I was never really a fan of this keyboard as it was n…
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You wouldn't have worn out the rubber buttons, but the dreaded keyboard membrane would have made sure that eventually some keys wouldn't work anymore. Happened 2 or 3 times to me before I got my +2 ... -
My 128k +2 Clean upI decided to pull my old 128k +2 and 48k rubber key out of the attic this weekend. Not been switched on in 30 years or so. The rubber key is dead …
PS/2 Keyboard for +2A/+2B/+3?Hi everyone. I know there are several options (both DIY and off-the-shelf) to add PS/2 keyboard support to original models (and right up to the +2), …
... normal way of adding a keyboard via the expansion edge-connector ... to add another keyboard by disconnecting the existing keyboard membrane and connecting an ... a USB or PS/2 keyboard.
There is one ...Games for more than 2 players on the SpeccyHello from Finland! :) I have recently found out that there was a game called "Jack Charlton's Match Fishing" where technically you could play wit…
For multiplayer games you need keyboard + joysticks. Or exist Zelux keyboard membrane replacement = new zx keyboard with antighosting effect (unlimited number of parallel pressed keys enable multiplayer controll on zx keyboard also without joysticks.Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…
... could simply be a defective keyboard membrane. But it could still be ... remaining fault was a faulty keyboard membrane.
[b][i]Mark ...2 Zx Spectrum problemsI have 2 Zx Spectrum +2’s that, if I plug them in you can see the menu on the screen, but one of them some keys are not working, and the other one no…
... made models, if there are keyboard keys that don’t work ... machine apart, then give the keyboard membrane a clean using a damp ...Is Sabre Wulf a bit naff?Go on, I'm feeling controversial. I have never, ever liked Sabre Wulf. It looks pretty nice but even back in the day I found it a tedious and frus…
... to play with three different characters, each with their own peculiarities (weapons ...Spectrum USB KeyboardI know you can buy these but how do you make one . What I am thinking of be similar to the type described in Issue 1352 of Micro Mart at page 45 .The…
... have to revisit the DK keyboard and get it going again ... will need to check the keyboard still works OK after I ... I have a new spare keyboard membrane that will be needed for ... case and the keyboard membrane does not damage the keyboard connectors on the ...Spectaculator - questionHi guys, I bought Spectaculator awhile ago (about 3 years or so ago) and installed it onto the laptop that is now dying a slow death. So my quest…
... has 10 blocks of 6 characters . Each block has a dash to ...Spectrum USB KeyboardI know you can buy these but how do you make one . What I am thinking of be similar to the type described in Issue 1352 of Micro Mart at page 45 .The…
... above now in the Plus keyboard. . The PCBs on the ... I did not understand the keyboard remapping modes . I therefore ... /> This kit uses a special keyboard membrane supplied by Tynesoft (see earlier ... a look inside the Plus keyboard . Sorting out the switch ...Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... made up some damage avoiding membrane extenders ( please see above ... )
2) The keyboard extenders added onto this normal ... "being repaired" 48k ZX Spectrum keyboard membrane
3) A ... easy way to test my membrane keyboard extenders!How can I fix a problematic Retroleum Smart Card. I did not do anything "WRONG " with it but I did but it on a flexible cable and this seems to have "upset" it .Since then It does not perform the …
As per my DK keyboard thread I used the Retroleum ... my add on "damage avoiding" keyboard membrane extenders . Basically the "thick" DK ... keyboard is plugged into the extender ...Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... reveals the secrets of the keyboard membrane extenders. Basically 2 ZX Spectrum ... keyboard connectors soldered end to end. ...Of course, when the M1 line of the Z80 CPU is failing, the Z80 CPU must be replaced![quote]Of course, when the M1 line of the Z80 CPU is failing, the Z80 CPU must be replaced![/quote] Err, why? If you are trying to use an interfa…
... it. I once replaced a keyboard membrane on a Spectrum, and very ...Spectrum USB KeyboardI know you can buy these but how do you make one . What I am thinking of be similar to the type described in Issue 1352 of Micro Mart at page 45 .The…
... for using this fascinating keyboard discussion (which I completely fail to ... understand) to insert a keyboard/USB ... a paper keyboard map I drew that shows which keys must ... an actual rubber keyed Spectrum keyboard that plugs into the ...Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... ’t just plug a ZX81 keyboard membrane into a ZX Spectrum or ... plug a ZX Spectrum membrane into a ZX81.
keyboard on a ZX Spectrum.
"Self Isolation" and Speccy PCB repair"These Days" of "home self-isolation" , particularly on rainy days , I reckon I will have more time to hone my Speccy PCB repair skills which are s…
... have an excellent "time proof" keyboard membrane that does not deteriorate . Therefore ... bit special . I think these membrane deserve the "low heat environment ...ZX Spectrum 48K Issue 4B No soundHi, I have a ZX Spectrum 48K Issue 4B without sound. I tested the ULA on another Spectrum and works fine, tested the speaker and it has the correct …
Hi, thanks for your reply. It has a brand new keyboard membrane and it was connnectedZynaps scrolling - anyone ever reverse enginnered this?Zynaps has IMO some impressive scrolling - it utilises 18 character rows of the display file, so quite a large active play area, and scrolls 2 pixels…
... to it, and "episodes" which varied each time one played - I think ...48k Spec with composite video mod, screen adjustment possible?I've had a 48k Speccy with a composite video mod for a few years now, and although it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly …
Take the metal lid off the modulator, take a photo and then post a link here to the photo...
Oh, and be VERY careful with the keyboard membrane tails, they can be VERY fragile.
[b][i]Mark[/i][/b]Bit of fun - ToastRack , one change onlyAlthough there's an old "one change only" topic about, I was thinking about the toastyrack 128's earlier. Its actually the only Spectrum model I've n…
... having to use a double keyboard membrane.
Further, that ... state buffer to handle the keyboard input lines. That would ... ULA pins (one existing keyboard input pin would have to ... 74LS244).
Then the keyboard matrix could have been 8 ...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…
... thicker "plug in" : the Sinclair keyboard membrane was just a thin plastic ... to the old type of membrane . So it is a bit ... go back to the old membrane EVER : 2) Are good with ...How to Use a real Physical Old Style Retro ZX Spectrum INFREQUENTLY and EFFECTIVELY.These days a lot of WOSSERS use emulators most of the time but like to get out the old Speccy ,every once in a while ,for a quick nostalgic revisit .…
... Ben’s ZX Spectrum PC keyboard (PS/2) interfaces. It’s ... that don’t have any keyboard membrane connected, or for testing ZX ... found to have a malfunctioning keyboard.
[b][i]Mark ...Keyboard membrane pleaseI would like a keyboard membrane for Spectrum 48k with rubber keys, please.
If you are in the U.K. try [url="https://www.sellmyretro.com/offer/details/brand-new-16k-~~-48k-sinclair-zx-spectrum-%28speccy%29-keyboard-membrane-2502"]here[/url].
[b][i]Mark[/i][/b]What Has Happened to My Multiface 128s?These Multiface 128s have been store away for at least 20 years and when last used they were both working properly . So today I decided to try them o…
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... grips with the idiosyncrasies of each machine, it wasn't too ... start with the weird control characters. I'll consider this finished ... two string variables with 16 characters each? This is going to be ...Keyboard shorting out on RF modulator.OK, this is the mos unusual fault I've diagnosed this year. A keyboard with a new membrane was failing sometimes, and preventing the computer from go…
The keyboard membrane tails being affected by either ...Great new virtual keyboard!This won't be of use for emulators that run on machines that have real keyboards, of course, but for emulators that run on the XBox, PS2/3, PSP, Nint…
... to move the pointer to each "key" to then select it ... on the PSP to select which of the nine squares you ... ) formation, so each corresponds to one of the four characters laid out ... the virtual keyboard squares, to give all other needed characters such as ...ZX Spectrum+ new membrane not working properlyHi! I recently got myself a ZX Spectrum+ . It had the classic broken membrane problem (most keys didn't work and those that did were wrong). So I or…
... I ordered myself a replacement membrane from RWAP. I followed some ... repeat. For each keypress I will get two characters instead of one ... retaining clips that hold the membrane - the short one is slightly ... something completely unrelated to the keyboard itself?
