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  • Need help connecting.Sup guys. I just got my first Spectrum, the Spectrum+, in the mail today. Along with 15 games. But it didn't come with leads or tape drive, just th…

    ... universal power supply with negative polarity.

    The TV is ...
    Konatachan Konatachan July 2011 Hardware
  • BORDER colours...Hi Folks, As a matter of interest, why can't the Spectrum make the BORDER colour BRIGHT? Is this just a BASIC limitation of is there are hardware r…

    ... . To do that, reverse the polarity of the three diodes and ...
    maiki maiki July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Composite spectrum problemHowdy, Found an old rubber key in a bag full of games recently which had seen better days. Rigged it up and to my suprise it worked! It needed som…

    ... be dead too. Check the polarity carefully, as they face in ...
    joefish joefish July 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • writing an emulator-newbie needs helpHi, this is my first post here. I decided to write a minimalistic emulator of ZX Spectrum-no emulation of advanced peripherals, no emulation of sound…

    ... array entries whenever the input polarity changes.

    How you ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2011 Emulators
  • Challenge Sprint 4x tape recorderHi, I noticed a [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000051"]Challenge Sprint[/url] on eBay, and checked out the WoS entry for it…

    ... the next positive edge. A polarity correction circuit ensures that the ... are right regardless of the polarity the tape were recorded with ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2011 Hardware
  • Challenge Sprint 4x tape recorderHi, I noticed a [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000051"]Challenge Sprint[/url] on eBay, and checked out the WoS entry for it…

    ... through the patent application, the polarity
    detection / inversion is well ...
    lfaria lfaria August 2011 Hardware
  • Challenge Sprint 4x tape recorderHi, I noticed a [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000051"]Challenge Sprint[/url] on eBay, and checked out the WoS entry for it…

    ... m pretty sure that the polarity correction circuit is 100% ... will expect always a certain polarity, regardless of the actual ... will always see a fixed polarity signal.

    Until ... the loader in software is polarity independent until (included) the ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix August 2011 Hardware
  • 10 Computer Hits 3 - Forbidden Planet - Huh?Hi people, Can anyone help with this bizarreness? I'm testing a copy of 10 Computer Hits 3. The first game on tape A? Forbidden Planet. I try and …

    ... loader for Dark Star is polarity sensitive so it's a ... depends on it's default polarity. The fix was a TZX ... 1.20 'set polarity block'.

    If FP ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle September 2011 Games
  • Fired up my Speccy today...It's true, after more than 20 years, I dug my 48k Spectrum out of the cupboard, popped out to Maplin to buy a suitable PSU, set it all up and tuned i…

    ... was non-standard regarding the polarity of the pin.
    Dirtymojo Dirtymojo September 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Alphacom 32 Printer - Power supplyI've just received a Alphacom 32 Printer via ebay. However, its not the correct power supply, doesnt even connect to the printer. Just been stuck in …

    ... 't help you with the polarity other than to say that ...
    stefrobb stefrobb September 2011 Hardware
  • Alphacom 32 Printer - Power supplyI've just received a Alphacom 32 Printer via ebay. However, its not the correct power supply, doesnt even connect to the printer. Just been stuck in …

    As the adaptor in the picture says that it delivers 24V AC, there is no polarity involved. There's 'only' a transformer inside.
    roko roko September 2011 Hardware
  • Alphacom 32 Printer - Power supplyI've just received a Alphacom 32 Printer via ebay. However, its not the correct power supply, doesnt even connect to the printer. Just been stuck in …

    ... 24V AC, there is no polarity involved. There's 'only' a ...
    The Entertainment King The Entertainment King October 2011 Hardware
  • Alphacom 32 Printer - Power supplyI've just received a Alphacom 32 Printer via ebay. However, its not the correct power supply, doesnt even connect to the printer. Just been stuck in …

    ... DC current to the correct polarity.
    There might be a ...
    roko roko October 2011 Hardware
  • Alphacom 32 Printer - Power supplyI've just received a Alphacom 32 Printer via ebay. However, its not the correct power supply, doesnt even connect to the printer. Just been stuck in …

    ... DC current to the correct polarity.
    There might be a ...
    The Entertainment King The Entertainment King October 2011 Hardware
  • Dead Spectrum SocietySo I'm getting back into real Sinclair computers rather than emulators. During the summer months I was lucky enough to buy a working ZX81 and was giv…

    ... the voltage with the wrong polarity.

    The UHF modulator ...
    absinthe_boy absinthe_boy October 2011 Hardware
  • Help with custom loader neededAs people here became active recently about MakeTzx and tzx format in general, I have thought that I would post it here. I have some .wav recordings…

    ... make sure you get the polarity right, it helps if you ... got the dump with the polarity info (i.e., PULSE0/PULSE1 ... may want to preserve the polarity of the leading pulse, even ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak October 2011 Emulators
  • Dead 128K heatsinkUnfortunately my 128K heatsink died suddenly and with no apparent reason. I had the Kempston Pro interface connected and when i powered it on the ztx…

    ... reading on one polarity and zero in reverse polarity. Both look ok ...
    gtsamour gtsamour November 2011 Hardware
  • UK computers in the USIs there any problem running UK computers in the US? I plan on using a step down transformer but will the 50hz to 60hz change cause a problem? I pla…

    ... the speccy's stupid reversed polarity though!)

    The mains ...
    guesser guesser December 2011 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... be sure to get the polarity of the plug correct!)
    guesser guesser December 2011 Hardware
  • Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…

    ... .4A output (MAKE SURE THE POLARITY IS RIGHT FIRST!). I have ...
    Fred Fred December 2011 Hardware
  • BeginnerIm having a go at fixing a spectrum which has been in the loft for 20 years and would like some advice please.... I have downloaded the 'spectrum se…

    ... /> Pay careful attention to the polarity when removing the capacitors. On ... opposite way around from the polarity marking on the board. Also ...
    Zorn Zorn January 2012 Hardware
  • BeginnerIm having a go at fixing a spectrum which has been in the loft for 20 years and would like some advice please.... I have downloaded the 'spectrum se…

    ... /> Pay careful attention to the polarity when removing the capacitors. On ... opposite way around from the polarity marking on the board. Also ...
    Marshall Marshall January 2012 Hardware
  • St Dragon (Kixx & MAX Compilation)Hi folks, This title has been doing my nut in for years, and I wondered if anyone knew how to make a working TZX. [url]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15363…

    ... the latest values, forcing a polarity several times, why? For example ... 't be of the opposite polarity. Or am I wrong?
    lfaria lfaria January 2012 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…

    ... have failed. Carefully note the polarity of C46 if you change ...
    Zorn Zorn February 2012 Hardware
  • The missing poly quizAnyone know whats missing out of these poly inners? [url=http://postimage.org/image/m03464fij/][img]http://s17.postimage.org/m03464fij/IMG_9413.jpg[…

    ... PSU also had a red polarity strip along the cable rather ...
    kphair kphair February 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Loading .tzx files into my Speccie... please help!Hello everyone! First off: I was there when the Spectrum came out. I was 7 :-D Favourite game (at age 8 or so): Atic Atac. And the weird thing is, W…

    ... right signal cancels the left. Polarity of hi/lo is nullified ...
    FrankT FrankT February 2012 Hardware
  • Loading .tzx files into my Speccie... please help!Hello everyone! First off: I was there when the Spectrum came out. I was 7 :-D Favourite game (at age 8 or so): Atic Atac. And the weird thing is, W…

    ... right signal cancels the left. Polarity of hi/lo is nullified ...
    guesser guesser February 2012 Hardware
  • Using a Spectrum Plus 2 Gray in the USBelieve the gray has what's called a SCART video output, so would something like [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyCAP-Video-Audio-Capture-Card/dp/B0…

    ... powered the +2 OK? The polarity MUST BE CORRECT or you ...
    MrCheese MrCheese February 2012 Hardware
  • Using a Spectrum Plus 2 Gray in the USBelieve the gray has what's called a SCART video output, so would something like [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyCAP-Video-Audio-Capture-Card/dp/B0…

    ... powered the +2 OK? The polarity MUST BE CORRECT or you ...
    jegs2 jegs2 February 2012 Hardware
  • Using a Spectrum Plus 2 Gray in the USBelieve the gray has what's called a SCART video output, so would something like [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/EasyCAP-Video-Audio-Capture-Card/dp/B0…

    ... negative. Like MrCheese said, inverted polarity will fry the Speccy. Also ...
    unholy unholy February 2012 Hardware
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