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  • Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…

    No, I'm not kidding lololol

    In that pic you've posted, the black band of the diode is facing down - it should face the socket :)

    Trust me, I'm a minor diety xD
    DEATH DEATH September 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…

    ... I've just swapped that diode out and a new one ...
    dreamscape dreamscape September 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…

    ... I've just swapped that diode out and a new one ...
    HZJ HZJ September 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…

    ... know you were missing a diode on the EAR socket. :) It ...
    Spirantho Spirantho September 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…

    ... know you were missing a diode on the EAR socket. It ... this before i removed the diode too.

    [QUOTE]Of ...
    dreamscape dreamscape September 2014 Hardware
  • Hot plugable edge connector?Could the spectrum's edge connector have been made hot plugable without adding much to the manifacturing costs? I was thinking along the lines of a…

    ... happy at all with wrong polarity or excessive over voltage. Watching ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2014 Hardware
  • 'Interesting' Issue 2 modSo I've been lurking on this forum for a while and I've got to the point where I want to see if I can repair a speccy.. so I bought me a 'broken' one…

    TR4 has likely been destroyed - remove it, but don't fit a replacement yet!

    Does your meter have a diode test?

    [I][B]Mark[/B][/I]
    1024MAK 1024MAK September 2014 Hardware
  • 'Interesting' Issue 2 modSo I've been lurking on this forum for a while and I've got to the point where I want to see if I can repair a speccy.. so I bought me a 'broken' one…

    ... capacitor) or D16 (5v1 Zener diode) that have been faulty.
    balford balford September 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum PSU 9V adapter repair - noob questionHello all, One of the PSU I got given has a bit of a dodgy repair (See pic), could some kind soul please advise on how best to repair it properly, a…

    ... , make sure you get the polarity right else the magic smoke ...
    DEATH DEATH September 2014 Hardware
  • Giving up on SpectrumsHi all... Bit of a downer post here... I'm really close to giving up on Spectrums.. My 48k has given me nothing but head aches since day one... and …

    ... components are which, will explain polarity, will explain how to solder ...
    DEATH DEATH September 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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