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  • Microdrive using simple coilWhile listening to my iPod using cassette car adapter I came to idea - why not doing the same for the microdrive? Anyone ever tried that? Do you thin…

    ... :

    - The microdrive is a read/write peripheral ... question.
    - The microdrive cassette motor is computer controlled. Your ... an hypothetical MP3-to-microdrive adapter, and the signals ... or part of the microdrive electronics with a microcontroller ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix July 2011 Hardware
  • Microdrive fault.I guess some of you may know this... My microdrive has a problem: the motor starts running as soon as I plug the computer in, and won't stop! It is …

    ... ...

    My microdrive has a problem: the motor starts running as ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi April 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive Mayhem!I'm wandering if anyone can help me. I recently acquired an Interface 1 plus a couple of Microdrives. But I can't get them to work properly. The Int…

    ... CAT 1", and the Microdrive motor starts up, and you ... -recorded microdrive and type CAT 1, the Microdrive motor starts, ... connecting cables, using several microdrive cartridges, on three ...
    Are there any Microdrive utility / diagnostic programs available ...
    monty.mole monty.mole February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive questionI bought a microdrive and interface 1 this weekend and was thrilled to get it to work yesterday evening. I managed to format a cartridge and save som…

    I bought a microdrive and interface 1 ... cartridge and use a microdrive command (like CAT 1 ... nicely. However, the motor keeps spinning and the ... the computer to silence the microdrive. Is this normal? ... break key activates the microdrive motor as well. This seems ...
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive wont LOAD - Help PleaseI have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and Backups. I have tried to read and load from any number of the cartridges all seem…

    I have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and ... LOAD*.... or RUN start the microdrive but I get "File not ... Interface 1 so have replaced Capacitor C6 (across the 5V line ... noise issue.

    The microdrive does not seem to have ...
    Rampack Rampack September 2007 Hardware
  • microdrive problems and interface 1I am having problems with microdrive. Whatever I try, the motor starts for a second or two and error message shows up "microdrive not present". If I…

    ... having problems with microdrive. Whatever I try, the motor starts for a ... and error message shows up "microdrive not present".

    If ... turning off power) and the motor is noisy.
    Once, the ...
    orange orange November 2008 Hardware
  • Dead microdrive advice plsHi, I recently got a box of bits off ebay, and one of the items is a dead microdrive. Now assuming the motor inside it works (I havnt tried putting…

    ... is a dead microdrive.

    Now assuming the motor inside it ... in, a cat command says microdrive not present (but the interface ...
    Paul_esx30 Paul_esx30 January 2009 Hardware
  • ZX Microdrive errorToday I started some ZX Microdrive having in the closet, and only one has given me problems with the typical [B]Microdrive Not present[/B] error. As …

    Today I started some ZX Microdrive having in the closet, and ... problems with the typical [B]Microdrive Not present[/B] error.
    motor starts, I thought that only ...
    Mobutu Mobutu April 2011 Hardware
  • The Sinclair ZX Microdrive Resurrection Project (long)Dear Spectrum fans! [Management summary: Download [url]http://www.bartheld.net/temp/mdv2img.zip[/url] and tell me what you think. All help very much…

    ... thirty year old Sinclair Microdrive Cartridges were still usable. ... the tape itself and the Microdrive mechanics (rubber roller etc ... after starting the drive motor to allow for some ... better analyzing and even repairing microdrive cartridge images, making use ...
    Volker Volker March 2012 Emulators
  • Reviving a Microdrive (and its notoriously fragile media)eBay has been getting a [i]lot[/i] of business out of me lately, which brings me to this... Context: some years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum…

    ... in the package was a microdrive, the connector cable, the ... the bits together - and the microdrive motor burst into action for a ... the genuine sound of the microdrive looking for something, and ... to watch seeing as a microdrive cartridge is essentially an ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • Microdrives and standard service modifications[url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/technical-docs/ZXMicrodriveInterface1AndInterface2_ServiceManual.pdf"]worldofspectrum.org/pub/sincl…

    ... telling if a Microdrive has had the... "A 22uF capacitor C7 has ... to collector. This allows the motor to build up to running ...
    hedge hedge February 2018 Hardware
  • Random-Access to Microdrive FileI am working on a BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard tape array-file. To backup a text-file from one microdrive to a secon…

    ... BASIC program to backup a microdrive text-file to standard ... text-file from one microdrive to a second microdrive, once we OPEN ... is very slow: it simply pulls the text from microdrive one character ... characters from an OPEN# microdrive stream area to a normal ...
    mattsteel mattsteel May 2018 Sinclair Basic
  • Strange Microdrive format.Hi all, I got a new (old?) cartridge today and it's called "ArchBak" and just ran forever in my Spectrum when I did a CAT. However when I looked d…

    ... the tape stretches, it should slow down. Also, Channel 1 was ... , the opposite of the normal Microdrive, as interleaves go. I haven ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk March 2021 Hardware
  • ANN: Spectaculator 5.1Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Spectaculator emulates the 16K/48K/128K/+2/+…

    ... sound of the motor when you load from microdrive!!! (how do you ... quite right or it runs slow on my computer or something ...
    beep beep August 2003 Emulators
  • Interface 1 electrolytic capacitorsInterface 1 has three 47&#956;F electrolytic capacitors. Is it necesary to replace them with fresh ones? I always do this with old speccys but is it…

    ... things like the motor running in a microdrive causes enough ... characteristics of many types of capacitor:

    [quote]
    capacitor types available. This is ... circuits where the exact capacitor value is particularly important, ...
    Winston Winston June 2007 Hardware
  • Lerm Transpack 3 - Microdrive versionListed on [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/Sinclair-Spectrum-MicroDrive-Cassette-Lerm-TPack3_W0QQitemZ320294319441QQihZ011QQcategoryZ11994QQssPageNameZWDVWQ…

    ... reason it's a bit slow (but it's faster than ... ), is cos the Microdrive seems to turn off the motor between
    Microdrive preservation which is great !
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker September 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Lerm Transpack 3 - Microdrive versionListed on [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/Sinclair-Spectrum-MicroDrive-Cassette-Lerm-TPack3_W0QQitemZ320294319441QQihZ011QQcategoryZ11994QQssPageNameZWDVWQ…

    ... - I was thinking, wow a microdrive sector copier? What's this ... reason it's a bit slow (but it's faster than ... cos the Microdrive seems to turn off the motor between reading sectors ...
    jp jp September 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Hook CodesIf you've dug into the Interface 1 this should be an easy question. I last had 'em circa 1990 while I can remember the things they did Start Motor C…

    ... things they did
    Start Motor
    Create M Channel
    microdrive motor (maybe, not certain)

    john john February 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive Offers sought for Interface 1 and Microdrive with 16 microdrive cassettes, 12 of which are in Sinclair cases (4 to a case). Interface 2, Image Micr…

    ... for Interface 1 and Microdrive with 16 microdrive cassettes, 12 of which ...
    Mike Jeanes Mike Jeanes July 2001 Sales
  • Microdrive & Interface 1 For SaleAnybody out there want to give my old Interface 1 and Microdrive a good home. Any serious offers considered. I'm getting married this year and need t…

    ... online manual) and unfortunately the microdrive has a 1.5 cm ... work and comes with 2 microdrive cartridges (one has a missing ... protective case) and a microdrive storage case that'll hold ... up to 20 twenty microdrive cartridges. One of the cartridges ...
    Martin Martin May 2001 Sales
  • Microdrive woesHi there! Just managed to pick up a 2nd hand Microdrive and interface one... Came with an introductory program which doesn't seem to load. Since its…

    ... pick up a 2nd hand Microdrive and interface one...
    Came ...
    rollwrong rollwrong March 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX48K boxed + interface-1 + microdrive for saleFree shipping (European buyers only). PayPal.com payment only. The box is in good shape, the pollys are in near mint condition, comes with rf lead, …

    ... with rf lead, interface-1, microdrive (no cartridges), programing book and ...
    interface1 interface1 March 2002 Sales
  • [ANN]: Spectaculator 5.0 available for downloadHere we go again... *deep breath* ;) Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Specta…

    ... /> - Added authentic generation of the Microdrive motor noise (both with
    and ... a bug when restoring the Microdrive state from a zx-state ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle April 2003 Emulators
  • Microdrive utilityMany 'moons' ago before I sold my Spectrum, I had a micro drive utility which included amongst other things a re-written format command. This increa…

    ... increased the capacity of a microdrive from 85-90k to 100k ...
    Jetman Jetman May 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Free Spectrum/Interface 1/Microdrive etc.I have the following items:- Spectrum 128K (heatsink model) 14" RGB Monitor Interface 1 (x2) Microdrive Multiface 128 20 Microdrive cartridges Compe…

    ...
    Interface 1 (x2)
    Microdrive
    Multiface 128
    20 ... Microdrive cartridges
    Competition Pro Joystick ( ...
    Zynaps Zynaps October 2003 Sales
  • Interface1 to Microdrive cable wantedHave just recently got hold of an Interface1 with Microdrive but no cables. Does anybody have a connector cable for these peripherals. Let me know …

    Have just recently got hold of an Interface1 with Microdrive but no cables. Does anybody have a connector cable for these peripherals.

    Let me know the asking price? Prefer UK based sellers for ease of shipping.
    choccy48K choccy48K February 2004 Wanted
  • spectrum, microdrive and printer in a briefcaseHi, My godfather gave me a breifcase with a spectrum, microdrive and printer built in, which he and some of his colleguses worked on for the uk mod …

    ... a breifcase with a spectrum, microdrive and printer built in, which ...
    nathanwiblin nathanwiblin March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Looking for Microdrive to test FPGA ZX SpectrumSomeone has a microdrive and some cartridges left for testing my Altera FPGA design at: [url="http://www.fpga.ch/retro_zx.php"]http://www.fpga.ch/re…

    Someone has a microdrive and some cartridges left for ...
    klingler klingler July 2004 Wanted
  • +3 and microdriveHi guys, does anybody know if an interface 1 and microdrive are compatable with a +3 thanks Uzzzi

    Hi guys,

    does anybody know if an interface 1 and microdrive are compatable with a +3

    thanks

    Uzzzi
    uzzzi uzzzi September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive repair and D80 snapshottingFirst off - Hi. :) I should really have registered on here aeons ago. Second - I have on one of my old microdrives my only original copy of the Chao…

    ... ), and guess what? My little microdrive cartridge has decayed a little ...
    Spirantho Spirantho September 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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