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Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
[quote]Except that's the way it's done. [/quote]
Cyborg,
If the Spectrum, is getting DC power out of the PSU, how does it know what cycle the AC was on??
blakespot -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... DC power out of the PSU, how does it know what ... -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... must simply refer to the PSU itself and nothing else, the ... -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
But if I could find a native, American PSU that output the proper DC voltage, then there would be no overheating. (As opposed to putting the Euro PSU on a power converter that changed voltage but not Hz.) Am I mistaken here?
blakespot -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... could find a native, American PSU that output the proper DC ... opposed to putting the Euro PSU on a power converter that ... /> [/quote]
The Euro PSU will most likely be fine ... , costing $.
An American PSU generating the right output DC ... -
Humming psuI have just got myself a +2b and the psu is buzzing like mad. It seems to be working fine, though. It arrived this morning and I have had it switched…
... I relaced some diodes in PSU and it stopped buzzing ... br />
The Spectrum PSU suffers mainly from the wire ... fault, then split the PSU box, making sure that ... This obviously shorts out the PSU, with the effect of ... repair. To repair the PSU see
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Humming psuI have just got myself a +2b and the psu is buzzing like mad. It seems to be working fine, though. It arrived this morning and I have had it switched…
... got shed loads of dead PSU's for these about, that ... -
NTSC Spectrums?Being in the U.S., I missed the whole ZX Spectrum thing in Europe in the 80's. I've never seen an actual ZX Spectrum. I know that in the states the…
... to mention that the original PSU of this machines was for ... -
JFK reloadedAnyone see BBC Breakfast news yesterday? They had an article about a game being produced based on the JFK assasination. The makers claim (Well Kirk…
Oh well, it must be true if John Lydon says so.
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JFK reloadedAnyone see BBC Breakfast news yesterday? They had an article about a game being produced based on the JFK assasination. The makers claim (Well Kirk…
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For Sale: 2 Spectrums and Lots of games (List in post)All Sold, Thanks [ This Message was edited by: Speed on 2005-09-07 11:32 ]
is the PSU for a 48k rubber key? I need a spare one. -
For Sale: 2 Spectrums and Lots of games (List in post)All Sold, Thanks [ This Message was edited by: Speed on 2005-09-07 11:32 ]
The PSU's are for the units show.
Regards
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+2A ProblemHi ! I just got a +2A and it has a powerup problem. When I turn it on it just displays 1987 1987 over the first few lines and a random attributes p…
... that one +12V on the PSU is enough. Works like a ... -
Lost a vital part of my +2I got my speccy from out of the loft were it had been for sometime and i cant find the power supply anywhere. Is there another lead that i can use or…
A 9v power supply should do.
We used to power a MegaDrive using an ancient 48k ZX psu so you might be able to do it the other way round with no problems. -
need help with power supply: AC-DC adaptorHi guys, I need some help with explanation.. My original ZX powersupply is out of order so I?m going to use ac-dc adaptor instead. In the manual for …
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Using a lower rated PSU, would work, but you would ... most likely burn out the PSU, or blow its thermal fuse ... usually repairable
The ZX PSU are fairly straight forward to ... -
need help with power supply: AC-DC adaptorHi guys, I need some help with explanation.. My original ZX powersupply is out of order so I?m going to use ac-dc adaptor instead. In the manual for …
... find at least 1400 mA PSU... which looks for a demanding ... around :roll:
original PSU has just broken powerchords on ... -
need help with power supply: AC-DC adaptorHi guys, I need some help with explanation.. My original ZX powersupply is out of order so I?m going to use ac-dc adaptor instead. In the manual for …
... with precise repairing the original PSU in a split of a ... -
Help with dead Spectrum +2aHello. My Spectrum +2a died some time ago. It was powered on, I looked away and next time I looked at it, screen was black. I have replaced the 4 r…
... have a second working +2a: PSU and telly are just fine ... -
Commodore 16 (yuk!) help neededJust got hold of a whole bunch of retro computers. Slowly working through them, fixing, canibalising, dumping etc. does anyone know what power suppl…
Thanks (i think) have now got it running using a spectrum + psu. -
How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…
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Looking at my +2A PSU, the 5V supply can cope ... -
How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…
... too much current taxes the PSU rather than the internals in ... -
How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…
... does not have a PSU like other spectrums. ... It has a PSU with linear regulators inside ... several versions of this PSU, apart from the differences ... ) and +2A (+12V 200mA) PSU.
For reference ... , this PSU uses a 723 regulator for ... -
Can you believe this? I'm really p!ssed now!This is great! I was playing a game, suddenly screeching was coming out of my speakers. I closed the game, my computer crashed and rebooted. I left …
... other one was that my PSU, or GPU or something isn ... please tell me what are PSU and GPU? :D (don't ... -
Can you believe this? I'm really p!ssed now!This is great! I was playing a game, suddenly screeching was coming out of my speakers. I closed the game, my computer crashed and rebooted. I left …
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On 2005-08-14 07:16, FRGT/10 wrote:
so can anyone please tell me what are PSU and GPU? :D [/quote]
PSU = Power Supply Unit
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Can you believe this? I'm really p!ssed now!This is great! I was playing a game, suddenly screeching was coming out of my speakers. I closed the game, my computer crashed and rebooted. I left …
... explanation.
So the PSU is inside the computer? Or ... -
Can you believe this? I'm really p!ssed now!This is great! I was playing a game, suddenly screeching was coming out of my speakers. I closed the game, my computer crashed and rebooted. I left …
Your PSU is the bit that the ... . You can try changing the PSU for a higher wattage one ... -
Can you believe this? I'm really p!ssed now!This is great! I was playing a game, suddenly screeching was coming out of my speakers. I closed the game, my computer crashed and rebooted. I left …
... look at it, change the PSU and hopefully get a 512 ... /> You can try changing the PSU for a higher wattage one ... because of using higher wattage PSU? :) -
Can you believe this? I'm really p!ssed now!This is great! I was playing a game, suddenly screeching was coming out of my speakers. I closed the game, my computer crashed and rebooted. I left …
... the hard drive?
PSU problems usually lead to the ... -
Help! +3 won't work anymore!I've just set up my old +3 and it just won't work - it used to a few months ago but now it won't :( I'm in need of some expert help so here's the pr…
... system here, I suspect the PSU, then the TEA2000 (gets very ... -
PC noiseHi, My PC has always made a fairly noticeable 'fan' noise. It runs fine, but the noise bugs me. Am I right in thinking that the source of this nois…
If you look at your PSU it should have a label ... ). Just make sure the other PSU has the same wattage and ...
