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  • Spectrum 48k Power On ProcessI have a 48k Spectrum here that maybe does something strange on power on. Could somebody confirm what is meant to happen when power is applied? On …

    ... that maybe does something strange on power on.

    Could somebody confirm ... to happen when power is applied?

    On this one I ...
    wep855 wep855 October 2014 Hardware
  • what components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power onwhat components normally get taken out if you plug+unplug a joystick interface in with the power on? i remember doing this a few times when i had …

    ... joystick interface in with the power on?

    i remember doing ...
    digital digital October 2018 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 fault - flashing screen on power onHi ive just bought a +3 When I power it on the power led and disk drive led come on. The screen just flashes black and white around the border, almos…

    ... +3
    When I power it on the power led and
    disk ... drive led come on.
    The ...
    mlasham mlasham December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Repair options for my own dear old Spectrum 48k?Hello all, This is my first post to this wonderful forum, which is part of a truly great website! My name is Arnold, and I live in Utrecht, The Nethe…

    ... all it showed at power on was a mosaic of coloured ... use of an excellent repair guide from Ian Worsley at ... the problem would be elsewhere on the board.

    repair my old ZX Spectrum 48 ... I will ask on this forum on behalf of my ...
    ZXHistory ZXHistory October 2009 Hardware
  • Picture interference on red areas.I recently got a 48K Speccy off eBay, did a composite mode and it seemed to work OK, but then my TV had to go off for repair so I didn't use it for a…

    ... had to go off for repair so I didn't use ... the plain white screen at power-on or the black background of ... /> Other systems (PS1, N64, DVD) on the same telly using both ...
    joefish joefish July 2010 Hardware
  • Repair Zx Spectrum +2 Blackhello there, just found a Zx Spectrum +2 Black edition Issue 1 board that doesnt appear anything on the screen, even led dont power on,i have tes…

    ... screen, even led dont power on,i have test the out ... appears

    should be power problem among others because the ... board has some optical problems on compoments as i have mark ... to start the repair, how i can test the power componets of ...
    xaris_sm xaris_sm February 2017 Hardware
  • General PSU repair guidesNot Speccy related. I'm just looking for a guide as such as to where to begin with a power supply repair. Realise this is a bit of an odd thing to as…

    ... where to begin with a power supply repair. Realise this is a ... completely dead. I'm told (on the grapevine) they could overheat ... continuity checks between various tracks on the HV side
    ... branded GHD8015F2 which is based on a Vestel unit, although I ...
    spider spider August 2020 Chit chat
  • Broken sound on Spec +2My spectrum +2 (with the +3 system board) just gives off static sound through the UHF out. The audio out is also full of static sound. This is sitti…

    ... /> This is sitting at the power on menu, and also in Diag ... , and possibly had it solder on the wrong way around.
    It has printed on it "KBR 6.0 MC ...
    mlasham mlasham September 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • broken ZX 48K, help neededI have a broken down ZX 48K :cry: The keyboard membrane is almost completely destroyed, and this is what screen shows on power-on: [IMG]http://www.h…

    ... this is what screen shows on power-on:
    [IMG]http://www.hotlinkfiles ... cause it? how do I repair it?
    please help.
    orange orange June 2008 Hardware
  • Testing other ZX roms on DivIDE / DivIDE+This is package of different ZX rom images with DivIDE instalator. Each file contain ROM image at adress 49152 + assembler Prometheus with installati…

    ... BOLD fond type
    After power-on is allram mode off.
    on DivIDE+ and original old DivIDE ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2008 Sinclair Basic
  • Horror repair story...Today the (new) +3 had a strange issue: keys 6,y,h,n and 8,i,k were not working. Also, the internal drive sometimes was not 'visible' from the Loader…

    ... drive's cables (data/power) and the membrane of ... soldered the socket of the power on the drive.
    Also, ... of the keyboard (membrane) on the main pcb.
    ... rework (re-soldering the power socket etc etc) I ... pressing the m/board on a specific spot, there ...
    xc8 xc8 September 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k - Many ProblemsHi, I'm new to the boards and to owning a Spectrum, and sadly, it doesn't work properly. I'd been using an emulator for a while but I decided I'd lik…

    ... /> I've looked in the repair guide for a solution but ... 've bought won't always power on properly, I'll just get ... couple of times its turned on it will work, but even ... is this piticular Spectrum beyond repair? Thanks!
    Adam2118 Adam2118 January 2010 Hardware
  • Problem with Spectrum +3 and power onHey, folks! I have here a Spectrum +3 with the following problem: - It has an ATX PSU, adapted and it powers on OK. - When it boots, it shows this …

    ... PSU, adapted and it powers on OK.
    - When it boots ...
    [UFO] [UFO] March 2010 Hardware
  • Broken +3I have noticed that some members on this forum prefer to repair Spectrums instead of just buying another one from ebay. I would like mine fixed at so…

    ... some members on this forum prefer to repair Spectrums instead ... :

    At power on, the border colour is white ... 32 vertical black lines on a green background, I ... The drive light is on but there is no ... blue or yellow. The power and drive lights flicker ...
    ASM ASM October 2010 Hardware
  • My 48K Speccy has died.Hi fellow WoSer's! Wondering if you could help me with my rubber key 48k Spectrum, which died on me this afternoon. It is one I prevoiusly fixed up j…

    ... 48k Spectrum, which died on me this afternoon. It ... it to play some games on. I had it running ... blocks started to appear on the loading screen and ... loading error I removed the power plug to reset it. ... My knowledge is not great on repair of Spectrums. I have the ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum November 2012 Hardware
  • Flashing systems on DIVIDE interfacesSome peoples can't reflash eeprom chip in Divide interface (original Divide, Divide 2k11, Divide 57d2/57d3). EEPROM chip AT28C64B contain feature fo…

    ... in eeprom if jumper E on divide is open and rom ... ]

    If flasher utility on your Divide show error message ... and copy to root directory on CF card all files and ... /> Insert CF to DIVIDE PLUS, power on ZX and .... ESXDOS 085 work ...
    velesoft velesoft June 2013 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum 48k issuesHi all! A couple of days ago I bought my first 48k Speccy off ebay (I already own a beautiful QL expanded with QubIDE interface and 640k ram). It was…

    ... advertised as "it powers on but it have some ... basic checks before power on (continuity, tr4/tr5, coil, power connector) and ... 1 of IC6 (the Repair Guide report that it ... "_" starts to appear on the screen, other times ... swap with the ones on the board, so before ...
    Trantor Trantor January 2017 Hardware
  • Timex Computer 2048 restoration projectHi All, I would like to share with you my restoration project of a broken TC2048. Make the story shorty it was my first computer in late eighties …

    ... .png[/img]

    The repair was challenging because the PCB ... for a cup of tea, power ON .... and relief. The Timex is ...
    Claudius Claudius February 2017 Hardware
  • Issue with TV signal + Inductor Coil (16K Issue 2 Speccy)Hello guys, I just got a 16K Issue 2 Speccy from eBay. It was sold as not working so I knew there would be some work needed before it's working ag…

    ... like it was the only repair Speccy needed - everything seemed ... I might have left on the circuitry but could ... measurements (this time with power on) and the only result ... which gives me +9V on the right-hand side and ... -1.25V on the left hand side. ...
    Vaylo Vaylo August 2017 Hardware
  • Screen corruption with devices on edge connector (grey +2)Hi, I've recently done a full capacitor replacement and replaced all 16x DRAM chips on my grey +2. Prior to this I would get a corrupted screen…

    ... few minutes of being on, it would stop ... if I power the Speccy on with something on the edge connector ... remove the device and power-on again and its fine.< ... /> Could this be a power supply issue? I'm using ... the standard +2 power brick (barrel jack) and ...
    Megatron-UK Megatron-UK August 2020 Hardware
  • What is your worst Speccy related memory?We've had the good times, but there were bad times too. I will give you two choice cuts from my back catalogue... Over at a friends house, wanting to…

    ... I have to mention is "power on" and "joystick interface". Yes, ... it off and back on. The pretty screen was ... switched it off and back on again. Nice, yellow blocks ... whatever. I switched it back on. Well, I'd obviously ... Nice pattern, but ?30 repair bill. Sob.
    Scribbler Scribbler November 2002 Games
  • Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…

    ... the interface out with the power on" has to be THE best ... trace was a single leg on the 14 MHz crystal had ... />
    And, despite what many repair people say, 48K ULA failure ...
    DEATH DEATH May 2006 Hardware
  • Dead Spectrum +Hi all, I've recently dug out my old Spectrum + with the idea of repairing it. When I last looked at it, when I was much younger, I was soldering a …

    ... picture, check for power on the modulator. If no power present, see "test ... section of the board. If power ok, change the modulator. Note ... . Find it before you carry on.

    test and ... damage than is economical to repair, all for a lazy moment ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • toasted soeccysHello, ive jsut bought a pair of speccys on ebay (one 16k issue 2 & a prob 48k issue 3) unfortunaly the genius who sold them tried to see if the wor…

    ... picture, check for power on the modulator. If no power present, see "test ... section of the board. If power ok, change the modulator. Note ... electrolytic caps that are sitting on the board, going dry and ... damage than is economical to repair, all for a lazy moment ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 Hardware
  • Unconventional way of diagnosing a faultHi everyone Some time ago I got a 48k Spectrum (issue 3B board) in a pretty bad condition. I believe the power supply transistor TR4 failed, causing…

    ... get the copyright line on the screen after power-on. I can't ... working because I need to repair the keyboard ribbons first.
    power supply blew since everyone is ...
    Avian Avian June 2007 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum not working - Please help.Hi there, I am new to this forum and was pointed in this direction by a fellow Youtuber after uploading the following video and then explaining that…

    [QUOTE=PopoCop;375227]Power on your Spectrum then press (and ... this is beyond a simple repair? I am hesitant when it ... comes to spending around ?10 on a PSU for the ZX ...
    Tigervamp Tigervamp August 2009 Hardware
  • Picture interference on red areas.I recently got a 48K Speccy off eBay, did a composite mode and it seemed to work OK, but then my TV had to go off for repair so I didn't use it for a…

    ... had to go off for repair so I didn't use ... the plain white screen at power-on or the black background of ...
    Jose_Leandro Jose_Leandro February 2011 Hardware
  • IF1bis StabilityI just thought I would start a different thread relating to the IF1bis, and leave the copyrighters to it elsewhere...:-P I've had mine for a few mon…

    ...
    1. Spikes on the 5V line at power-up
    2 ... by repeatedly switching the power on/off, both on the mains and the ... of the power supply.

    If nevertheless, depending on each ... free (including shipping cost) repair or replacement of their units ...
    Dan Antohi Dan Antohi September 2013 Hardware
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