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Replacing the caps in my model 2 48k spectrumI have taken note and watched a great video about replacing the caps in my spectrum, but after watching it and looking about on where i can find the …
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Spectrum Black & White Image??I've just got my machine to load but now I'm noticing the picture is black and white!? Whats wrong!? Now i think about it I've never loaded a game o…
Spirantho (Ian Gledhill) sells them [URL="http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?cPath=65_103&products_id=3697"]here[/URL] :)
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Giving up on SpectrumsHi all... Bit of a downer post here... I'm really close to giving up on Spectrums.. My 48k has given me nothing but head aches since day one... and …
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Spectrum preservation/clean up questions.I’m sorting out my 5 Spectrums trying to make them look a bit better, and to package them up how they should be, and to get them to be reliable…
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48K Upper memory issues?Having more issues with the 48K spectrum I just fixed that had the black screen in this thread [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread…
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Non-Ferranti ULA 6C001E-7?Hello! I don't like Iss2 boards that much but after revising one Speccy like that for a friend, the results were so positive that I decided to have …
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problems with a 48k[url]http://imgur.com/lpGfjik[/url] Hi WOS. Its my first post here. I have know about this site for a quite good time, but didnt had the will to con…
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Newbie with a faultHi all just joined after digging my spectrum out of the loft after 30 years, it was put up there because it had a common fault I remember from back i…
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Cooking toastrack... the dreaded smellI powered up my Spectrum 128 (heatsink model) yesterday only to see what looked like an out-of-tune picture on the television. I'm using a scart adap…
I received this Spectrum for repair yesterday.
It's a happier Spectrum now. :) (excuse the picture quality, it's using composite video)
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Interface 1 repair?Can the Interface 1 be repaired? The problem is that it is not recognised by (several) Spectrums, including ones that it worked on the last time I t…
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Interface 1 repair?Can the Interface 1 be repaired? The problem is that it is not recognised by (several) Spectrums, including ones that it worked on the last time I t…
Thanks. I'll give them a try. Mutant Caterpillar charge 34.99 all in. A bit pricey when ULAs are 15 quid, but then again, it might not be that!Returning zx spectrum +3 owner - a few questionsHi everyone I'm a returning +3 owner, my spectrum has been dug out of the loft, not used since 1998. My setup was a +3 with a multiface 3 and a e…
... . Ian from Mutant Caterpillar might well have one http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk ...Returning zx spectrum +3 owner - a few questionsHi everyone I'm a returning +3 owner, my spectrum has been dug out of the loft, not used since 1998. My setup was a +3 with a multiface 3 and a e…
... . Ian from Mutant Caterpillar might well have one http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk ...run zx spectrum software at the full 6MHzthere are two snapper disks here: http://velesoft.speccy.cz/sam_zx128.htm you can run them in sim coupe the sam coupe emulator you need to boot ma…
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but this is on real hardware even though i'm having to use an emulator at the moment - i cant transfer the snapper disks onto real disks until i get my two disk drives fixed by mutant caterpillar ...+2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …
I mean there are people who service speccies or sell spares. www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk or www.rwapsoftware.co.uk for example :)Problem with 128k +3Got this a while ago on Ebay, just got around to trying it out and face the following problem. Displays garble block on the screen and keyboard does…
... ] or from [url="http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/product_info.php ... ?cPath=65_103&products_id=2646"]Mutant Caterpillar Games[/url].
BNo video from my Spectrum +3 hot chips!I still can't get to the bottom of my +3 giving no video. It powers up and both the power and disk drive lights are on solid. The disk drive won't ma…
... not confident I can recommend Mutant Caterpillar Games for such repairs.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum PLUS: NEW, IMMACOLATE, NEVER USED, THE BEST EVER on eBay!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/-/172236649430? Have a nice bid ;)
... also published by IAN of Mutant Caterpillar that prooves the absolutely perfect ...+2a Power Supply Refurb ServiceOver the last 3 years or so, I've had two PSUs fail on me and was wondering if there is any way they could be repaired and got back into circulation.…
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[url=http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/product_info.php ... &osCsid=uhq4pdjfn8ntl424uckpsvskp7]Mutant Caterpillar [/url] or http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop ...+3 sound fixI searched here recently, different possibilities for +3 (issue 2) sound fix and the only one I havent found any feedback, is the easiest one, from t…
... 's also what Ian at Mutant Caterpillar does when he refurbishes machines ...PDF Manual RequestHi, Does anyone have a PDF manual for Game Writers Pack? Thanks in advance :)
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Mutant caterpillar have a copy of this ...Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128My loving mum has brought me back one of these beauties from a carboot sale but I'm haven a slight problem with it I CAN'T FIND THE ON SWITCH!!!!!…
... and Alex at http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk for a good ...ZX Spectrum Test PCB I recently read about one of these (I think it may have been the Retroleum site but I am not sure) and I thought "What a great idea" . As pictured …
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[url="http://www.mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/product_info.php ... ?products_id=3697"]mutant-caterpillar.co.uk/shop/product_info.php ...Spectrum repairs[edit - sorry! wrong section, if someone can move please] I'm in contact with a seller on Gumtree. He was selling a 48k Spectrum, fully boxed and…
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http ...Lower & upper ram IC's for an issue 3 please.Would any of you great folks have 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you would be willing to sell. I'm fixing up a poorly Spectrum that is…
... replacement lower ram IC from Mutant Caterpillar, and Retroleum had stock of ...Introduction.Hi guys I'm new on here as non lurker in an another persona. It would be great to have some feedback on www.zxrenew.co.uk either positive or…
... spares sellers like RWAP, Retroleum, Mutant Caterpillar, Sintech, etc. Thanks to all ...Keyboard mat questionsDoes anyone know if there were different versions of rubber mats on the original 48k speccy's, and whether any were known to have a less tactile (ie.…
Zx Wife of Mutant Caterpillar explains a lot of the differences with Spectrum's in her YouTube video:-
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksm7qeb6KcQ"]https://youtube.com/watch?v=ksm7qeb6KcQ[/url]Keyboard mat questionsDoes anyone know if there were different versions of rubber mats on the original 48k speccy's, and whether any were known to have a less tactile (ie.…
... -chum;944785"]Zx Wife of Mutant Caterpillar explains a lot of the ...Keyboard mat questionsDoes anyone know if there were different versions of rubber mats on the original 48k speccy's, and whether any were known to have a less tactile (ie.…
... -chum;944785"]Zx Wife of Mutant Caterpillar explains a lot of the ...Keyboard mat questionsDoes anyone know if there were different versions of rubber mats on the original 48k speccy's, and whether any were known to have a less tactile (ie.…
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