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Maplin IO Controller for ZX Spectrum (1985)Hi all, Does anybody still have have a Maplin IO Controller (could be bought as a kit or readymade) from the Maplin March-May 1985 magazine. This wa…
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Build your own spectrum ?OK this must be a daft question but I got hold of a Spectrum circuit layout a while ago and [for a laugh - it's been a quiet week at work [img]/__for…
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ZX80 in full Keyboard - worth restoring?Hi I just bought a ZX80 but it is in a full size mechanical keyboard, complete with a Maplin zx81 sound card, and two other interface cards. It came …
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48k membrane connectorsHi, For a project i'm after a set of the keyboard membrane connectors for a 48k (issue 2 if it matters) or a dead spectrum that I can desolder. If y…
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Mega rare Red Boxes home control systemMega rare Red Boxes starter system hardware ? Sinclair / Commodore / BBC Now there?s rare and there?s rare! This piece of kit dates from 1986 and wa…
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Using a +3 power supply to power a CPC.Hi there, I'm going to try and power a CPC6128 using a +3 power supply. The +3 supplies 12V DC 0.2A and 5V DC 2A, the CPC6128 needs 12V DC 0.4A and …
Composite video mod on a 16K issue 2, not workingI carried out the composite video mod detailed here: [url]http://user.tninet.se/~vjz762w/fixuspec.html[/url] I chose the one that requires the trans…
... transistor. I bought it from Maplin, but they didn't have ... a suggestion? The guy in Maplin gave me the transistor pin ... />
EDIT - Hmm. According to Maplin's website its packaging is ...4 pin TV out on a laptop questionI've got an old P3 866Mhz laptop that has a 4 pin TV out socket. I'd like to use this with my 14" TV running a Speccy emulator, but I remember being …
... guff by a guy in maplin that there were two different ...8 pin DinHi all, new to WOS. I have been off the scene for 3 years now, and I am have got myself a Spectrum 128K Plus2 gray case model from eBay. I have made …
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I have tried Maplin.co.uk they sell them ...B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
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I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY ...Tape LeadsWhere's the best and/or cheapest place to get tape leads? I got hold of a Spectrum with no leads at all, and in my eagerness to get it up and runnin…
... all the other leads from Maplin, but it was an expensive ... just go back to Maplin? And if Maplin, am I right in ...Wanted: Working +2 (Grey) scart leadAs youu may have read elsewhere I bought a scart lead for my grey +2 (round 9v PSU connetor) off ebay from "some guy in Poland". The cable sucked and…
... scart box [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo ...Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…
... looked through this forum and maplin catalogue but where do you ...Anyone got a Mac Mini and want an external drive enclosure ?Look at this [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=218038&doy=28m12[/url]
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[url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=218038&doy=28m12[/url]Spectrum+ 128 (toastrack) - tuning issueI remember a post from a while ago where [COLOR=Blue]Winston [/COLOR]said his [COLOR=Red]toastrack[/COLOR] had horrendous [COLOR=SeaGreen]drift [/COL…
... so might pop down to Maplin tomorrow to pick up DIN ...48K PSU on / off switchI keep meaning to fit one of these into the (mains side) flex once I find a black one to match... [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=…
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[url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo ...Where to buy solder lugs ?Where can I buy solder lugs for PCB like this ? [IMG]http://www.gjelberg.no/miscpics/solderlug.jpg[/IMG] Farnell required a way too large…
... 't see that RS or Maplin got them either.
ELFA ...Spectrum +3 Scart and Video CaptureHi all, I have my Spectrum +3 hooked up to my telly via scart. I have a PCI video capture card fitted into my PC and a copy of DScaller (freeware u…
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[url]http://info.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?C ...rubber key machine ,pads?the ones used on the bottonm of the PSU and the machine itself. no matter how nice the speccy is , i notice the rubber pads are 90% removed. is the…
... " they have em.. places like maplin etc sell rubber feet , but ..."Ready-Made" Spectrum Edge Connectors?I remember a while back someone was selling Spectrum edge connectors, but I can't find them now. Are these still available? (I'm much too lazy to cu…
... lazy to cut up the Maplin one ;-)
Farnell still ...Not worth reading really - unless you have some spare time(Mods if you want to move it please do it does have a sort of hardware theme and a couple of recommendations at the end :) About two years ago now I…
... have expected. Another trip to Maplin and some soldering time later ... just yet I went to Maplin. I knew that I "might ...DesolderingI tried my hand at desoldering not long ago, and I couldn't do it at all... I laid the braid across the joint and heated the joint up through the bra…
... old (I bought it from maplin around August time)?Fired up my Speccy today...It's true, after more than 20 years, I dug my 48k Spectrum out of the cupboard, popped out to Maplin to buy a suitable PSU, set it all up and tuned i…
... the cupboard, popped out to Maplin to buy a suitable PSU ...DivIDE compact flash cardsHi all, Just bought a 1Gb compact flash card from Maplin (iFlash) and it doesn't work in my DivIDE. Actually, it doesn't work in my CF to IDE adapte…
... 1Gb compact flash card from Maplin (iFlash) and it doesn't ...RGB Scart +2b GhostingHi, I purchased an RGB scart cable off Ebay a while ago to use with my +2b. Turns out the TV i had a the time didn't like the RGB signal so i put …
... just by the parts from Maplin's and put together myself ...ZX Spectrum and Interface 1 microdrive connectorsI think the following is correct: IF1 microdrive connectors are 8pin (slot 3 notched) 2.54mm pitch and Speccy Expansion Bus is 28 pin (position …
... sources for the two online (Maplin, Farnell and RS).
Where ...Wii fighting stick for SpectrumI've just finished gutting a Wii fighting stick and rigged the joystick and a button up to one lead, and five other buttons so they operate keys 1-5 …
... couldn't find my little Maplin project boxes.Video capture from spectrumI got this usb video capture device from maplin to try and record some clips of programs running on my 48k spectrum. [url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/us…
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[url]http://www.maplin.co.uk/usb-video-and ...SD card as a tape playerSince discovering WOS I've been amazed at the talent and inginuity of everyone who has developed new hardware and software. I only wish I could under…
... socket and earphone socket from Maplin and this was born (ignore ...
