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Blowtorch method of Speccy repairsI just did my first Spectrum repair (and successful at that). It was the Issue 2 spectrum I wrote about a while ago, I just hadn't got around to doin…
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Spectrum +2 No TV PictureHi, As a retro collector in Australia I thought it was time to check out a real Spectrum as they were never popular here. So I bought the Spectrum +…
... +2a which has a different pcb layout.
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Low speaker volume on a repaired issue two speccyI repaired an issue two speccy which was totally wrecked and missing many parts. I installed the missing parts (resistors, transistors) and replaced …
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Spectrum Hardware Image MapIs there a site that has an image map of the spectrum pcb etc.. like ours at the [url=http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/Acechip_loctaion.html]Jupiter Ace…
Is there a site that has an image map of the spectrum pcb etc..
like ours at the [url=http://www.jupiter-ace.co.uk/Acechip_loctaion.html]Jupiter Ace site[/url]?
thanks
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Datacorder "on strike" on my 128k +2AHi, I have a problem with the built-in datacorder on my +2A : The sound became "noisy" with cracks... Giving the tape recorder a little hit was the…
dK'tronics light penFAO Martijn (I guess, since it's not a tape). I have here a dk'tronics light pen thingy. The PCB however, tells a different story! It clearly says…
... 'tronics light pen thingy. The PCB however, tells a different story ...It's fitting...... that in the very month that the 25th anniversary of the Speccy falls on, I'm just finishing up making my first ever Spectrum peripheral. It's a …
Spectrum Diagnostics Board - 25th Anniversary projectWell, I said I'd try and get something online about this by today, and I have indeed done so. This web page still needs finishing off (in particular,…
... /> The web page has schematics/PCB layouts (including PostScript files that ...Systiine ComputersThis is a real long shot. But living near to Leeds in Yorkshire I used to drive by a company called Systine and I believe that they used to make the …
This is a real long shot. But living near to Leeds in Yorkshire I used to drive by a company called Systine and I believe that they used to make the PCB's for Speccies. Can anyone verify this, do they have any info on this compnay?OT: PCB making service from OlimexI've just used Olimex to have my first boards 'factory made' (I usually just etch my own, but I needed a couple of my ALIAC-2 Z80 core boards, and th…
I've just used Olimex to have my first boards 'factory made' (I usually just etch my own, but I needed a couple of my ALIAC-2 Z80 core boards, and they take a _long_ time to hand etch, drill, put in the vias etc.)
The results are very nice:
Soldering surface-mount componentsWinston's latest posts about PCBs and joystick interfaces have reminded me of a question I'm really curious about. Basically: Soldering surface-mount…
... I learned that hair-line PCB tracks and desoldering pumps don ...New Spectrum HardwareHi all. Well its Friday so it seems as good a time as any (business is a bit slack at the moment) to start up a thread about creating new Spectrum ha…
... by someone
The main PCB will have to be constructed ... cost to build a prototype PCB?
How much will it ...For Guesser :)"Bugger" thought DEATH as Guesser posted his pic of the composite mod he'd done. "Bit bloody good really, what am I gonna do now? I know, take the pi…
... , do one on a little PCB that fits inside the metal ...A nice program for designing hardware.I tried a nice program named DipTrace. [URL]http://www.diptrace.com[/URL] It's for drawing schematics and pcb's, and it can also convert the schema…
... 's for drawing schematics and pcb's, and it can also ... convert the schematics into pcb-layouts.
There is ...A few things I want to sharePics of Paul Farrow's custom cartridges, pcb, populated pcbs (each with a different configuration), interface to allow the 48K to emulate the ZX80 an…
... Paul Farrow's custom cartridges, pcb, populated pcbs (each with a ...Damn, I think I need a reflow ovenOr a reflow frying pan at least... I was just assembling an order through Farnell since I've worn out another soldering iron tip (which has actually…
... particular thing to keep the PCB size down.
So ...Mb02+ideAs I wrote in the hardware forum there will be a small number of a redesigned MB02+IDE (nearly the original MB02+ including IDE interface also for CF…
Spectrum ethernet ... first stepsThe first thing I do when I get a strange and unusual chip to play with, is to make a breakout board. The breakout board basically contains the chip …
... the weekend, I did the PCB layout. Two layers is ... board is a home-made PCB, using the laser toner transfer ... of making a one-off PCB - you just print the ... up the sheets with the PCB layout, stick the board between ... the finest pitch home made PCB that I've made. ...Why the hell are you asking to be ignored or banned?"Are you seriously that screwed up that you are posting on a forum and asking to be banned?" not at all i dont care, this isnt important. Alas a few…
... at Mame, ive given CASH/PCB`s on several occasion see ...Spectrum ethernet... step 1.1Yeah, a tenth of a step :-) Here's the W5100 board up and WORKING: [url]http://www.alioth.net/tmp/w5100-online.jpg[/url] This is called the "Get Th…
... - I had thoroughly tested every PCB trace for shorts and opens ... .e. unwanted capacitance of the PCB itself) as a consequence of ... . Those miniscule 0.2mm wide PCB traces are really, really easy ... underneath the crystal and its PCB tracks. Actually, it seems like ...The direct bus or indirect one... that is the questionThe Ethernet project continues...and I'm in a quandry. So I've managed to implement enough socket library for the W5100 that socket, bind, listen, a…
... chip. It also simplifies the PCB layout because the address bus ... way from thinking of the PCB layout anyway, and it'll ...It's a trap!So I got a CPLD (not the eventual one I want to use for the ethernet project - rather, one I actually have here and now, an XC9536 in a PLCC44). And…
... above the Sinclair logo. The PCB on the right is a ...The best kind of peripheral/thru port orientation?So, given no standard Speccy backplane, there's soooo many ways you can make a peripheral and through port. You can mount the board vertically, with…
... make (it's just one PCB), but would be awkward to ...Diag Board and Simple 8bit IDE IFHello, finally I have made it. After finishing Winston's Diag Board a few days ago I started yesterday building the 8 bit IDE Interface from Peras s…
... . is somewhere around here a PCB layout for building a spectrum ...Is this a good source of edge connectors?[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/70-ea-AMP-645169-2-8837-CONN-PCB-STD-ED_W0QQitemZ110039063685QQihZ001QQcategoryZ117487QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638…
... -AMP-645169-2-8837-CONN-PCB-STD-ED_W0QQitemZ110039063685QQihZ001QQcategoryZ117487QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem[/url ...3" disk preservation - optionsFor now we're still able to find old PCs with Floppy drives, floppy drive cables, new PCs that may not have a Floppy drive but still have the FDC and…
... with the drive, not the PCB with the 34-pin connector ...Ethernet update[B]Layout and more layout[/B] - the PCB's almost done. [url]http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php/Current_events[/url]
[B]Layout and more layout[/B] - the PCB's almost done.
[url]http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc/index.php/Current_events[/url]
