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  • I/O on the Speccy - ideas/help wanted!I'd like an interface for the Spectrum that can control and monitor other items. I have a task in mind that would require: A: 4xbinary inputs (as in…

    ... motors (and probably an external power supply). The motors will give ... if you're measuring something that changes slowly you can average ... the MOSFETs that fire the relays so that any kick ... the relays that gets capacitatively coupled via the power MOSFET doesn ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Hardware
  • How to load tzx files into REAL spectrumI have 2 zx spectrum computers, and have been trying to load tzx files into them. I have used several programs to convert them to wav files and them …

    ... amplifier are that it's cheaper and requires no power supply or batteries ...
    Rephlex Rephlex July 2008 Hardware
  • Buzzing SpectrumPicked up a Spectrum + (48k) today at a car boot, for 3 quid:-P On the plus side it does work, however it does buzz pretty bad. What normally causes …

    ... from the switch mode power supply, they all do that, some more than ... one. The frequency of the power supply is audio frequency (modern switchers ...
    Winston Winston July 2008 Hardware
  • Buzzing SpectrumPicked up a Spectrum + (48k) today at a car boot, for 3 quid:-P On the plus side it does work, however it does buzz pretty bad. What normally causes …

    ... from the switch mode power supply, they all do that, some more than ... one. The frequency of the power supply is audio frequency (modern switchers ...
    chaoticjelly chaoticjelly July 2008 Hardware
  • computer diesarrgh omg help me quick today, my computer crashed quite suddenly after loading up a binary of "google earth". generally I compile all my software b…

    ... actually drain so much power that I need to consider ... br />
    A big power supply allows you to push a ... machine without risking power drops and cut outs ... are doing tripple cores, that sounds like a good ... new 45mn cores). Remember that most apps don't ...
    The Starglider The Starglider August 2008 Chit chat
  • Currah Microspeech problemI recently bought a Currah Microspeech for my rubber keyed 48k from Ebay, it works fine when plugged directly into the back of the speccy. But if the…

    ... it's been helpful. Failing that, perhaps your particular machine or ... and warm. Then disconnect the power supply, re-assemble with the additional ... items inbetween, then reconnect the power. You never know, it might ...
    RST#08 RST#08 August 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... why using VCR mode, that means short time constants of ... lines are not destroyed and that the horizontal synchronization is ... .

    The Problem that is seen on the screen ... glitches (undesired signals) on the power supply of modulator or video circuitry ...
    ingo ingo September 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... and theres no other setting that i can tweak or knob ... =ingo;302247]
    The Problem that is seen on the screen ... glitches (undesired signals) on the power supply of modulator or video circuitry ...
    odious odious September 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    Check DC voltage at C911 (about 12V), check voltage at Pin3 of IC909 (5V).
    Try to add about 100?F to C911. Use an AC voltmeter and measure at C909. You should measure not more than some mV (
    ingo ingo September 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... on the pin of c909 that goes r919. Inverting the tips ... /> [B]so make sure the power supply does not produce 50 Hz ... />
    [B]Are you sure that the TV you use has ...
    odious odious September 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... [B]so make sure the power supply does not produce 50 Hz ... br /> [B]Are you sure that the TV you use has ... caused by 50/100 Hz power supply.

    You ... at the screen is that in lines with high ... grounding. Please make sure that all ground points are connected ...
    ingo ingo September 2008 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... caused by 50/100 Hz power supply.

    You did test ... see at the screen is that in lines with high video ... the grounding. Please make sure that all ground points are connected ...
    odious odious September 2008 Hardware
  • ANN: SpecEmu 2.7Go get it kids! [url]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/mark.woodmass/specemu.html[/url] :p

    ... , sorry.[/QUOTE]

    Oh, that was me too, just explaining ... was still a crash (and that seems to happen with various ... there is also something else that is relevant.

    [QUOTE ... plug in a compatible Australian power supply and plug it into my ...
    Fred Fred October 2008 Emulators
  • Post your computer stupiditiesI used to check this site out quite a lot [url]http://www.rinkworks.com/stupid/[/url] but it doesnt get updated much. So i was wondering what stu…

    ... spark coming out of the power supply was quite impressive.


    I know somebody that did that. The scary thing is he ...
    Klepto Klepto October 2008 Chit chat
  • +3 and amstrad 6128 disk b port compatibility questionAfter having read many web pages, secarica's long text and guesser's ascii-art diagrams for connecting a pc floppy to +3 drive B slot, I found myself…

    ... one old-style floppy cable (that one with five connectors, two ... , with red cable "far" from power supply (unlike you connect on PCs ... with red cable far from power connector, because the Shugart +3 ... by a PC-AT style power supply or a compatible PSU with ...
    dg67 dg67 October 2008 Hardware
  • Found 128k +2 in the garbageHey there, I had a 48k Plus when I was a kid (still have, actually), and used to play in a friends 128k +2, so I know the basic of these computers. …

    ... the electrolytic capacitor inside the power supply by a bigger one (for ... peripherals connectors have some of that green rust and I was ... to suck excessive solder. After that you should clean the pins ... tape using air spray. After that clean the head, the rubber ...
    ingo ingo October 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What computing platforms do you have in the house?Just took delivery of my first Mac so now in our house we have: Study: HP Compaq desktop running XP Living room: Dell laptop running Vista (spit)…

    ... /> 3 x Spectrum 48K (2 that work, one with a borked ... 128K (awaiting repair - duff internal power supply), Spectrum +3
    Apple PowerBook ... VAX is the only one that lacks a framebuffer, you either ... have a vt320 terminal for that very use :-)

    Hmm ...
    Winston Winston November 2008 Chit chat
  • +2 grey PSU capacitor changeHi I opened up a +2 grey power supply (2.1A max output) unit in order to replace the aged electrolytic capacitor inside, just like I always do with …

    Ofcourse I agree with all that you're saying and ... a 4700uF inside, proves that don't you think?
    power supply in case of a short ... about the old capacitors is that besides being larger, they' ... new and high quality ones that I use are half ...
    gtsamour gtsamour November 2008 Hardware
  • +2 grey PSU capacitor changeHi I opened up a +2 grey power supply (2.1A max output) unit in order to replace the aged electrolytic capacitor inside, just like I always do with …

    ... , or R = 9 / 0.75 - that means a Spectrum using 750mA ... 12 ohm resistor to the power supply. So, now we know Rl ...
    Winston Winston November 2008 Hardware
  • end of term - toy daydid anyone else have these? we used to have them, they were wierd days, where you didn't take any lessons, but instead brought one toy in and played…

    ... was the most popular kid that day - lol

    I ... still remember the game that got the most attention - Way ... remember having to stretch the power supply cable as far as it ... was miles away! The two that were nearby were taken up ...
    beanz beanz December 2008 Chit chat
  • end of term - toy daydid anyone else have these? we used to have them, they were wierd days, where you didn't take any lessons, but instead brought one toy in and played…

    ... was the most popular kid that day - lol
    < ... I still remember the game that got the most attention - ... having to stretch the power supply cable as far as ... miles away! The two that were nearby were taken ... the time, but carrying that bloody thing around (and ...
    Bermondsey Bob Bermondsey Bob December 2008 Chit chat
  • The Human ButtonThey always say the pictures are better on radio. Unfortunately, I missed the first 15 minutes or so of it (and it's not available on Listen Again f…

    ... nuclear retaliation.[/quote]Yes. That sort of responsibility would crush ... taken place, against one major power, by it's only ... our friends) that it is exceedingly unlikely that Britain would start ... s only one country's name that springs to mind. The country ...
    ewgf ewgf December 2008 Chit chat
  • 4116 DRAM for 48KSomeone told me I got faulty RAM in my broken 48K. They should be 150ns, right? What would be a good place to buy them from?

    ... the board. A single +5V power supply, and a good look at ... single inverter). With the result that the SRAM address lines are ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie December 2008 Hardware
  • 128k heat sink - ULA problems and a hintHello, I had two ZX Spectrum 128k with a similar behaviour. One item worked only a short time after switching on and then there were increasing RAM …

    ... could definitely try that. How much current does the power supply have to ... should not have to power the Divide+ externally (that would require some ... would be to power the Divide from an external supply.

    BloodBaz BloodBaz January 2009 Hardware
  • R.I.P. spectrum 48kRecently one of my 48k rubber key (issue 4) machine bit the dust the other day when I tried to power it on. When powering it on, it gave a weird 'bee…

    ... DC 1.5A power supply (for specs 16k to 48k+) that works very ... wondering if a regulated 9v power supply is better?
    btw, why ... wouldn't a 5v power supply work (since the spectrum basically ... note: I had a 128k+ that after a few minutes running ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 February 2009 Hardware
  • plus3e simple ide interface problemhi, I prepared a 8bit simple ide interface 3 days ago, but I got problems (with or without ide cable connected). 1.First of all, I have to press re…

    ... that if your powering the HD from the +3's supply ... 's power supply, you should also add capacitors to that as ... , i have a setup that works now, so didnt ... Usually resetting after initial power on seems to fix ... be related to the power issue, however, never ...
    spodula spodula February 2009 Hardware
  • causes of spectrum buzzing when starting?Hello Do you know if might be a problem that a buzzing sounds sometimes when a spectrum is starting on? thanks

    ... if might be a problem that a buzzing sounds sometimes when ... , near the power in, near the TV in, from the external power supply?
    ZnorXman ZnorXman February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • causes of spectrum buzzing when starting?Hello Do you know if might be a problem that a buzzing sounds sometimes when a spectrum is starting on? thanks

    ... coil (part of the internal power supply that generates -5v, +12v and -12v ... nothing you can do about that. If it is getting really ...
    Winston Winston February 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Scary electric businessThe tranformer that supplies 12V to my monitor has started to leak. I suppose it's the capacitor inside. Should I hunt down a different one? Is it sa…

    ... is that a capacitor can go "bang", or the entire power supply ... can go "bang" if the fault affects the feedback circuit that ... regulates the voltage. (I've had a PC power supply dump ... on the design of the power supply and what's failing ...
    Winston Winston February 2009 Chit chat
  • Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…

    ... cramped, well insulating (plastic) case. That doesn't help either. On ... with a [I]regulated[/I] power supply that outputs around 7~7.5 ... regulator entirely. Has anyone tried that already? Things to watch out ... cooling plate on the ULA. That chip gets quite hot, ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie February 2009 Hardware
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