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  • 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 ...
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ...
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ...
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 August 2005 Chit chat
  • 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 …

    [quote]
    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
    GPU = Graphics Processor Unit (or the graphics card if you prefer)
    Arjun Arjun August 2005 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 August 2005 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty August 2005 Chit chat
  • 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? :)
    FRGT/10 FRGT/10 August 2005 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    Lee Fogarty Lee Fogarty August 2005 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    Lloyd Lloyd August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ...
    VincentAC VincentAC September 2005 Chit chat
  • 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…

    you just have to take the power leads off everything........change the psu, then put the leads back on everything :(
    lol
    mel the bell mel the bell September 2005 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +3 Powered off a PC???Hiya Quick question. Is it possible to power a +3 from a PC power supply? as in, make or buy an adaptor? or some other method. Want to mount a +3 …

    I would've thought it was perfectly possible. Make sure you have a powerful enough PSU in your PC case though to be able to power everything else in there too!
    The Starglider The Starglider September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 Powered off a PC???Hiya Quick question. Is it possible to power a +3 from a PC power supply? as in, make or buy an adaptor? or some other method. Want to mount a +3 …

    It is very possible,
    When my +3 PSU shorted I used a PC PSU for weeks while I waited for my PSU to get fixed
    guesser guesser September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 Powered off a PC???Hiya Quick question. Is it possible to power a +3 from a PC power supply? as in, make or buy an adaptor? or some other method. Want to mount a +3 …

    It is possible, yes....

    ... but you may have to try more than one PSU as I've heard many new ones don't like having such a low power drain. They expect large CPUs etc. rather than a 3.5MHz Z80 which is kind of less demanding. :)
    Spirantho Spirantho September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Powering a SpectrumNow I've got my DivIDE up and running (and it's totally brillant, I encourage [B]everyone[/B] to get one), can I use the power supply from an old PC …

    ... 12V line from the PC PSU before feeding it to the ...
    Laser Laser September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My 48+ Power Supply is buzzing.Is this a bad thing? It only started doing this a few days ago. Can the original 48K power supply be used on a +? The FAQ says that they both have t…

    theres only a few components in the PSU, if it's buzzing, it'll be the transformer, which could mean nothing, or that it's about to blow :(
    bleugh bleugh September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My 48+ Power Supply is buzzing.Is this a bad thing? It only started doing this a few days ago. Can the original 48K power supply be used on a +? The FAQ says that they both have t…

    ... using the "older" PSU. The 1.4A PSU might be able to ...
    J?rg Pleumann J?rg Pleumann September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... ] - one has even IF1 + Microdrive + PSU built into the case). Others ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... ] - one has even IF1 + Microdrive + PSU built into the case).
    Timppa Timppa September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... ] - one has even IF1 + Microdrive + PSU built into the case).
    miskox miskox September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... ] - one has even IF1 + Microdrive + PSU built into the case). Others ...
    miskox miskox September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... keyboard for some accesories and PSU (I wanted to put Divide ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 128K (Heatsink) Power SupplyHas anyone got a spare one?

    Was this not the same psu as the standard 48k+. If so i have a box full but they cost a fortune to post cos of the weight
    Fazz Fazz October 2005 Wanted
  • 128K (Heatsink) Power SupplyHas anyone got a spare one?

    They probably look the same superficially but the Amp output on the 128 PSU is higher - 1.85A instead of 1.4

    Necros.
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton October 2005 Wanted
  • Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …

    ... (high enable).

    To recap, all chips other than OKI ...
    Lloyd Lloyd October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New CEZ GS game: COLUMNSFinally we've finished it!! After a long time coding, making graphics, musics and testing (as you could view in the forum if you know spanish -sorry-…

    ... because cableing is easier (smaller PSU and s-video cable instead ...
    Timppa Timppa October 2005 Games
  • Recommended cassette recorder?I'm looking for a new cassette recorder with a counter. Any suggestions?

    If anyone has an old Spectrum 128, +2, +2A or +3, then use the built-in cassette recorder to play games. Connect the 9V-DC socket to the mains (PSU if you're using +2A or +3), switch on, rewind a tape, start an emulator, et voil
    Swevicus Swevicus October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Strobe effect on 48kHiya, I wonder if anyone else has experienced this or knows what causes it. I`ve got 3 Spectrums - a 48K, +, and a +2B. I`ve noticed that with the di…

    ... polarity on an old Oric PSU, and it used to give ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Strobe effect on 48kHiya, I wonder if anyone else has experienced this or knows what causes it. I`ve got 3 Spectrums - a 48K, +, and a +2B. I`ve noticed that with the di…

    My old PSU caused funny efects to the TV picture. I tried everything, replaced even LM1889, it was hard to find one!

    As a last efort I tried with new 9V regulated PSU and to my suprise picture was ok :)
    Timppa Timppa October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum 128k(Heatsink)Hi A friend of mine picked up a spectrum+ 128k at a carboot sale at the weekend The thing is it did not come with a power pack Reading from anoth…

    ... +3 uses a completely different PSU, but you know that already ...
    Lloyd Lloyd October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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