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48K vs 128KWhat does everyne think is the best machine - the 48k or the 128k? Personally i prefer the 128K+2. It has more memory, built in tape deck (so no fid…
... , and continue to have, keyboard membrane problems. You can change it ... /> I have a 48K, a Plus and a 128K, but I ... -
Picture uploads of interest (read: not of)Ok, then, thank you, thank you, please settle down. Yes, you in the back? -Why are we here? We are going to be posting odd pictures in this thre…
[QUOTE=dm_boozefreek;276609]Plus the Speccy lasts longer, is stronger, and your finger won't go through ;)[/QUOTE]
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The Speccy's [I]secret[/I] is its implementation of rubber and an underlying membrane.
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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 …
... rubber key Speccy to a plus.
The Spectrum+ you ... from a + with a bad membrane to a rubber key with ... a good membrane but dead PCB)
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 …
... rubber key Speccy to a plus.
The Spectrum+ you ... from a + with a bad membrane to a rubber key with ... a good membrane but dead PCB)
Of course the membrane is knackered too.. had a ...post your preferred 'up-down-left-right-fire' keys redefinefor me, and for some reason it was Emlyn hughes back in the day that got me attatched to this, from then on and to this day I will always redefine my…
Q,A,K,L,M
I used to use Q,A,O,P,M like most people but the "P" key on my old Speccy plus died and until I got the membrane fixed I needed a different combo which I came to prefer.Spectrum into plus/4I have empty case of commodore plus/4 in good condition and working Spectrum 48k motherboard. My idea is to put Spectrum mb into plus/4 case and conn…
... Google search reveals that the Plus 4 keyboard follows an 8x8 ... cut and modify. If the Plus/4 has something similar, then ... . But if it uses a membrane keyboard, then it'll probably ...What we gotI moved house and I have setup my Spectrum gear, I was looking at all that I have and was thinking what else do others have in there collection? Ok …
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3x 48k plus (broken membrane connectors) (somewhat common)
2x ...Proud owner of a grey +2And for once, everything works! including the DivIDE+! Came with a bunch of tapes (sorry fog, no make a chip, although ive now got another copy of c…
Ill keep you posted on developments Alec, regards the 48, the case is a bit bent out of shape, plus the membrane and the molex, im weighing up wether its viable, probably is, i was going to sell that on (if it worked! or "when" it works anyway!)NEW TO SINCLAIR; HELP ON BUYING SPECTRUM 48khey, i have recently discovered the spectrum while surfing the internet and have quickly become obsessed in obtaining one. One problem : I am very kn…
I know, plus her tweezers i used to fish bits of membrane out the plugs!Yeuch....OMG [url]http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_C64.aspx[/url]
... be ?150 plus possibly another ?13 for a new membrane and molex ...Back in the day Speccy related problems.Thinking back about the days where i used to play on the ZX Speccy (48K original rubber keyed wiith seperate data recorder) i recall some of the prob…
Easily breakable TV cable and power supply connectors, plus issues with the keyboard membrane - after barely a year of use the Q key circuit was broken.Multiface 1 (Romantic Robot) RepairHello there my fellow ZX'ers! recently I got an Interface 1 + MicroDrive from a friend and since then I have been having awesome geeky moments in fr…
... of these one needs a membrane)
Spectrum 128 (I really ... be giving the "Not the plus D" adapter a go - I ...Wanted: Spectrum+ KeyYes, I was silly and bought a Spectrum+ from E-bay - it looked very sad and lonely in its picture, and I felt sorry for it. It has received lots of …
... membrane, my Spectrum+ is alive.... ALIVE I tell you!!!
Plus ...Another 128K keyboard problemI purchased a mint condition 128K from a local vendor. The previous owner told me the computer had never been used before, and in fact it strongly lo…
... the second row including Enter, plus various other ones on the ... 'll need a new keyboard membrane, but does someone have any ... had to buy a new membrane for my 48+ the price ... /> The price for a new membrane is almost the same, but ...Do you keep your computers in storage?Do you keep them in the attic or somewhere else,have you powered them on recently?,i dread the thought someday of one them going bang after caps have…
... one for the keyboard and membrane for my 128k+ mod please ... 've got my Plus 2, C64, Amstrad 6128 Plus stacked on top ...Self made membraneHi fellowes, as you probably know, the keyboard membrane seems to be the weakest hardware part in Spectrum. It is not so hard to find in eBay or in s…
... succesfully made a DIY keyboard membrane for the "rubber key" Spectrum ... the price of doing a membrane like this is cheaper than ... do the same with the Plus, but at the end I ...The SAM CoupeDoes anyone own one of these? I remember being jealous of a friend who bought one of these machines which had a disk that made the system compatible …
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Keyboard membrane use 100% identical connection as ... . Some ZX games with ULA PLUS support can be modified for ...What spectrum?I am going to have a gent send me some Spectrum hardware in the future. Me being a american and knowing nothing of the sort, what would be the best o…
... keyboard membrane compatible with the 48K Plus Spectrum, so if your membrane gets ... a [url=http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum128/SCARTCable/Spectrum128SCARTCable4 ...128k Heatsink Membrane ReplacementJust a quick question. Picked up a Heatsink 128k from fleabay, arrived today, but the top left set of numbers don't work (1-5) so i'm presuming this…
Plus and 128k machines uses the same keyboard membrane, but original Sinclair membranes ... can't afford the new membrane you could change it from ...128k Heatsink Membrane ReplacementJust a quick question. Picked up a Heatsink 128k from fleabay, arrived today, but the top left set of numbers don't work (1-5) so i'm presuming this…
... Si, problem is finding a plus with a working one in ... cases and ordering the cheaper membrane in the end. The ?17 ...New arrival @ chez saboteurJust arrived in the post this morning. [img]http://www.allwheeler.com/IMG_0081.JPG[/img] Needs a clean - but can't wait to plug it in tonight ( hop…
... new membrane from RWAP ( 19 quid with postage )
Plus an ...Imperica - Horizons - End of Day 1Just got back from the big smoke. We started with a live performance of 'Hey, Hey, 16K' by MJ Hibbett, a history of computing from Crash's Prestel m…
... could have all of this plus a Paul Farrow booth and ... flashing while you wait"
"Membrane replacing while you wait"
Imperica - Horizons - End of Day 1Just got back from the big smoke. We started with a live performance of 'Hey, Hey, 16K' by MJ Hibbett, a history of computing from Crash's Prestel m…
... could have all of this plus a Paul Farrow booth and ... flashing while you wait"
"Membrane replacing while you wait"
Looking for a Spectrum 48k+ caseJust putting out a question here if anyone has or know where I can get just the case of a Spectrum 48k+ to put my Issue2 board + upgrades in?
I should have a spare case - ?10 plus postage (excludes the keyboard membrane though)WIP: ULAPlus hardware implementationThis aims to be an "almost" plug-in replacement for the Sinclair ULA chip fitted in Spectrum 16K/48K/Plus machines. It comes in a form of a small PC…
... .e., "the ULA without the plus") but with proper PAL syncs ... (i.e. ULA without the "plus"), this is the colour palette ... tried with a real keyboard membrane. As you will see in ...SPECTRA New from Paul FarrowLooks good! Read about it [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Spectrum/Spectra/SpectraInterface.htm"]here[/URL]
... DivIDE 57c ("DivIDE") or DivIDE Plus ("DivIDE+") use CPUCLK at all ... , not tested and now KB membrane has gone to meet its ...A few questions on what hardware to buy...Hello First post here. I never had a Spectrum as a kid, but a few of my friends had one. I used to love playing the games on them - I have very fo…
... monitor.[/QUOTE]The 48K and Plus Spectrums do not produce RGB ... for a 48K or a Plus model, that you may well ... to fit a new keyboard membrane, as these have a limited ...Does anyone still have the same speccie?The survey into the Games of the Year - and the question about what system you were playing 20 years ago - got me thinking. Has anyone on the forum …
... of years ago plus I fitted a new membrane to the toast ...Keyboard Membrane Speccy +Grrrr! I'm having real problems getting the keyboard on my resurrected Spectrum+ to work reliably. I changed the keyboard membrane, and all seems to…
This a proper plus, but the other one is ... see whether the 2nd RWAP membrane, which seems to be a ...Any Games Require a Joystick?Noob question time: Are there any Speccy games that require a joystick? I looked through the archive but couldn't find any filters alluding to a re…
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When my Speccy+'s membrane started dying in 1989 and ... and used the cursor keys plus 0 to fire.
membrane died in the first place ...
