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Issues with Spectrum 48K on SCART input of LCD displaysHi *! I'm new to the forums, but not new to ZX Spectrum. I have bought a ZX Spectrum 48K in 1983 and own it since. It was stored some 20+ years on…
... way than replacing capacitors or voltage regulator, I will try. But ... -
+2 grey - datacorder on/off switch?Hi everyone. Building a simple on/off switch to power up/down the tape deck will eliminate the noise in sound output? Is this a safe approach or …
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128K Toastrack (Noisy video output)Hello there guys! Need all of yours guides and advices. Some time ago I bought a nice looking 128K from eBay (motherboard v6K) and put it aside for…
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Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…
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Frying a 48K ZX Spectrum (revision 4A) with 10 V instead of 5 VHello I got a used zx spectrum. When I opened it up, there was no 5 V positive voltage regulator at the 10 V power inlet. Instead what would be in…
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The ZX Spectrum as a Business MachineMaybe it is time to treat this"business" side of the Spectrum more seriously . What spurred me int action was the arrival in the post today (from Eb…
... today (from Ebay) of an Opus Discovery software product called "Sales ... a half Disc-ZX spectrum Opus Discovery) produced by a company ... (and associated hardware like the Opus Discovery) produced back in the ... -
Fuse for macOS 1.3.8 ReleasedA new version of Fuse for macOS has been released at the dedicated sourceforge project: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse-for-macosx/ Note …
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48k Issue 6a Very sick indeed.Hi Guys. I have a 48k Issue 6a board that shows a white screen with grey border. The white screen has three black squares spaced equally on the le…
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No Keyboard after recap - ZX Spectrum 48kGuys I am desperate. I did a recap of the ZX 48k board and now the keyboard is not responding to any keypress :-(. I paid attention to the capacitors…
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Spectrum 128 toastrack imageHi, I have two spectrum 128k toastrack with problems on composite TV out. I have composite mod for both of them, but the image is really bad on bot…
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multiface basic loaderdoes anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders and how I could convert a tape save from the 1 and…
does anyone know how I can see whats in the basic loader of the multiface 1 and 128 basic loaders
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Character wobbleHello, I have an Issue 2 board which shows vertical character wobble. This happens for a few minutes followed by a few minutes of character sta…
... a possibility that the excess voltage may have
damaged the ... 're pretty robust and the voltage
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opusnot sure if this is the right place for this but I have been trying for copy from 178k floppys to 800k floppys and not having much success does anyon…
not sure if this is the right place for this but I have been trying for copy from 178k floppys to 800k floppys and not having much success does anyone know if there is any software out there to do file copy to ram disk or direct between floppy sizes? -
New colour palette for Spectrum emulators, 16K/48K/+ machinesI’ve made a colour palette for 16K/48K/+ machines, based on the YUV voltage tables in Chris Smith’s book The ZX Spectrum ULA. This colour palette …
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New colour palette for 16K/48K/+ machines, based on ULA YUV voltagesI’ve made a colour palette for 16K/48K/+ machines, based on the YUV voltage tables in Chris Smith’s book The ZX Spectrum ULA. This colour palette …
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128K +3 RepairHi guys, I need some help to diagnose a faulty 128k +3. The unit is completely unresponsive. I had tested the PSU and found odd values in it. …
... pins are reporting the correct voltage.
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Parallel to serial z80 i/o portI have an Opus Discovery and an Alphacom 32 printer. I want to see if I can make a cable that will use the Opus Parallel printer port. The question i…
I have an Opus Discovery and an ... cable that will use the Opus Parallel printer port. The ... Alphacom 32 pins to the Opus printer port pins...
... pages from both the Opus manual and the Alphacom ... I see available on the Opus (unless these reference bits ... -
Loading games from pcI have set up an issue 6a with an opus discovery 1 The opus has had the upgrade from bytedelight of twin floppys and quickdos and is working great. …
... 6a with an opus discovery 1
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Horizontal black and white bars on ZX Spectrum 128k ToastrackSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…
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ZX Spectrum 128k Toastrack with horizontal black and white barsSo I found a working 128k toastrack on a local auction site. After playing around with it for a few days I noticed the sound of the AY chip was reall…
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Spectrum 48K / composite mod / LCD TV: voltages out of the ULAHello Spectrum World I have juste bought again my first computer on ebay... a Speccy 48k issue 2 with a 5C112E-2 ULA. Just had to replace TR4 and …
... signals is not correct (the voltage between sync and black is ... interested in knowing the typical voltage of the composite video signal ... -
LM317T modern replacementQuick question to everyone, I am back to modding my opus discovery 1 and looking at the LM371T regulators and wondering if there is a modern equival…
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problem with symbol shift and caps shift key combinations on multilayer keyboard membranesHello, I know, it is generally know that some ZX Spectrums with multilayer keyboard membranes have problems with some key combinations. Typically …
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MIA Quick-Copy v2.48 by Lilywhite Software (Germany) Helge Keller can be downloaded hereMIA Quick-Copy v2.48 by Lilywhite Software (Germany) Helge Keller For the Opus Discovery. It can format and copy discs, even from other systems (+D,…
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For the Opus Discovery. It can format and ... .OPD-File. Diskimage done with Opus on Gotek Drive). -
Video: Fixing Bad Video Quality on ZX SpectrumIt's pretty common for the classic ZX Spectrum and ZX Spectrum+ to have pretty bad image quality. Most of the time it's not just the RF that is to bl…
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12V missing on an issue 3I’ve been working on an issue 3 Spectrum +. It shows thin distorted vertical stripes on bootup. +5 and -5V are all right but the 12V line measures ro…
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zx spectrum +2 cpu questionanother +2 mystery ... so just testing a +2 Z70700 issue 1.. although my power set up was a bit delboy .. PS2 power brick with modified end for the …
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Spectrum in a BoxI had a Spectrum+ sitting around for quite some time collecting dust. The case wasn't much to look at, and the keyboard was already missing two keys.…
... antenna socket
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zx spectrum +2A power supply missing -12v voltshey.. i'm looing at a zx spectrum +2A power supply that the -12v rail seems to be missing .. it has the 12 volts and 5 volts .. it is the version wit…
... that there is no input voltage .. any suggestions / power supply info ...


