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The ideal USB "emulation" joystick. I used to be happy using emulation with a Dual Shock 3 Playstation joystick . It works and has loads of control buttons that can be configured with…
... keyboard plus PCB USB kit ) but that the joystick side was modern ... "balance up"with the joystick side again now "old style" again ... -
ZX-Uno moddingStarting with ZX-Uno case modding I have not yet received my ZX-Uno yet (it is in the post) but I know that I will have to do at least one mod …
... well as a beautifully made PCB and improved component layout with ... it was on the side of the PCB . So at the time ... -
Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…
... shipped with the issue 1 PCB.
[*] ZX Spectrum 48k - same ... heatsink on the right hand side of the case. apart from ... are a number of different PCB revisions. On one, a manufacturering ... +2A. A reduced cost (smaller PCB) version. The biggest fault with ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
Close inspection of the PCB
Sometimes a close ... (from the Speccy PCB) to the keyboard PCB has a spring clip ... possible weakness on the cabling side and may explain the problem ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... had already taken the PCB out of the plastic ... to tilt the whole thing ,PCB and keys , to give ... to continuity test the one side when pressed down using ... is only necessary for one side need to be tested . ... tested with an actual Speccy PCB to be sure.
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Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... now been secured to the side of the keyboard case with ... connector from the earlier keyboard PCB used. The plastic on ... "mate" for this particular Spectrum PCB . But also maybe over time ... these PCB based Spectrum keyboard connectors become ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... happened to the more serious side of it? .
Fox ... out of his old stuff . PCB no 3 could be a ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... replace the connectors on the PCB or try to prise them ... fix is to replace the PCB mounted keyboard sockets. The bodge ... socket on the non-contact side [b][u]after[/u][/b ... -
48K expansion tight? DivMMCHello! I recently got my hands on a ZX Spectrum 48k and decided to pick up a DivMMC Enjoy! (Without the case) It works just fine except for one thi…
... /> Hold the sides of the PCB when pulling. Just be a ... , as on some boards, the PCB edges may not be smooth ... . Tried wiggling it from side to side as well as gently up ... behind the pulling. When going side to side, I can hear something ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
Stacking design problems.
It may not have actually cause problems but I can see the top back left side of the Speccy PCB is entirely unsupported . Was this the "official" way to do it or was it only way to do it? -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... had added cable on one side so I thought I could ... the cable connector on the PCB)
So I was ... 48k case (after redoing the PCB connectors) which will free up ... do not know why one side of the cable can be ... -
Dk'tronics and other similar "add on" Speccy keyboards . What can be done with them and when?. The underlying assumption I am making here is that people who have them will want to "hang on" to them and may also want to get them working . But …
... securing the connector on the PCB with a cable tie and ... pic the two PCBs are side by side each with a different ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... were sold as a bare PCB (ie caseless) and nothing else ... pull it out from either side.so it can be extracted ... , But the two surfaces either side were thin layers of a ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... case . I cut out the side pieces first using the fascia ... is tight , say where a PCB is set up well inside ... 's ability to reach the PCB inside the Spectrum case . However ... -
SD Card Interfaces for the ZX Spectrum : the complete list OK I admit it : this thread will start life as the incomplete list of SD card interfaces but the aim is to list the lot
... plastic to lock down the PCB and keep it secure . This ... to give clearance to the PCB on the plastic to be ... ) Veneer edging strip to fix PCB in place to be glued ... the top edge of the pcb to screw it all down ... here)
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ZX Spectrum spare parts : "endangered" and functional "extinctions" only It struck me how some Spectrum spare parts or parts that were used with Spectrums and that were commonly available are no longer available . The em…
... me with regard to the PCB soldered membrane connector . Here is ... the ribbon(not the contact side) helps to thicken up the ... -
Disabling the ROM without removing the whole thingHi! I've got my hands on a non-working issue 6a. I suspect the ROM may be bad, but other things may be faulty as well. I've read that in an otherwis…
... pin 25 on the lower side and pin 3 on the ... lower side together by soldering a wire ... mean the bottom / track side of the Spectrums PCB.
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+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 …
... was thinking on the 5V side of the switch not the ... tape deck side, I can understand why that ... was on the tape deck side, but why would it ... on the 5V side (apart from initial power on ... noticed that my tape deck pcb has two additions. I got ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... quite hard . Using the component side , it is difficult to get ... pcb. So I think I will try working from the other side ... whilst pulling on the component side . The aim ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... working on the non component side was easier for me ,first ... pliers) on the component side of the PCB with soldering iron on ... the other side , did the job ... memory chips . I decided this PCB is a useful reference for ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... quite hard . Using the component side , it is difficult to get ... pcb. So I think I will try working from the other side ... whilst pulling on the component side . The aim ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
On a single sided PCB, getting a DIL IC out ... on a double sided (or worse, a multilayer) PCB with plated through ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... which is normally on secondary side (often using a TL431 as ... a control signal to primary side through an optocoupler, which tells ... are small enough that the pcb they're sitting on, can ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... the omission of a top side washer on the heat sink ... longer on the bottom side of the PCB , than designed for, then ... -
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 …
... go for any Issue 6A PCB, add socket for RAM chips ... newer EEPROM (like 27E257) with double capacity, add a ROM Bank ... -
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 …
... signals @ various places on the pcb (with a permanent marker). For ... touched by metal on one side, and versions where there's ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... on the underside of the PCB is very fine and I ... the iron on the other side . This worked OK . So I ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... through to the other side of the PCB) . It was right amount ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... expecting on the top side of the PCB appeared to have disappeared ... -
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... " on the top side only of the Speccy PCB . I have compared ... this could affect the upper side old Speccy PCBs . If I ... them on the top side of the PCB is very fragile . This ... as well on the top side as unlike underneath it appears ...
