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80K RAM UpgradeAn 80K RAM upgrade has been listed on sellmyretro.com (not by me). It is based on the one originally designed by Sandy Electronics and has their p…
An 80K RAM upgrade has been listed on ... /details/NEW-SCT-MODULE-EXPANSION-RAM-80K-FOR--ZX-SPECTRUM-4119 ... -
Issue 1 16K RAM bankFolks, I recently had a chance to fix a couple of Issue 1 boards, and learned the hard way that the chips in the 16K RAM bank have a different place…
... the chips in the 16K RAM bank have a different placement ... from 2 up have the ram chips lined up the most ... meaningless reports from the Fruitcake RAM tester, I finally checked all ... -
128K RAM tester as .TAP?I was sure that I've seen a RAM tester that can be loaded with e.g. DivIDE or DivMMC EnJOY! as .TAP. But I can't find it (been searching through the …
... that I've seen a RAM tester that can be loaded ... 128K machines, and if lower RAM works fine, and there is ... a small error in upper RAM.
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Wanted: RAM Turbo InterfaceHi guys I am on the lookout for a RAM Turbo interface so anyone has any going spare then please give me a heads up. Cheers
Hi guys
I am on the lookout for a RAM Turbo interface so anyone has any going spare then please give me a heads up.
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Spectrum +2 (grey) RAM issueHi, I?ve got a ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) with what I think is a RAM issue. I used to be able to load games very reliably by playing converted TAPs and …
... what I think is a RAM issue.
I used ... that device is a 128K RAM test firmware.
When ... [/url], page 4) means that RAM page 5 has an issue ... the PCB is for which RAM page?
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Finally got round to itFinally got round to giving my old speccy a close look. Details 1982 Issue 2 Seriel No 001 196193 Hmm... Followed the initial tests on You tube w…
... the following results.
Voltage Reg, maxed out at 75 ... fail then
Lower ram tested on 200Kohm range
Upper ram socketed
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Loads of Microdrive cartridges on Ebay plus Vortex RAMI?ll be selling three bundles of eight Microdrive cases with four, used cartridges each, means 32 cartridges per bundle, here?s one of them [img]http…
... an untested Vortex SP 512 RAM expansion with CPU and ULA ... -
48k not startingHi team, I have 2 48k's, one works (Issue 4s), one doesn't (Issue 4a). The non-working one appears to start, but not finish the RAM test. The pape…
... start, but not finish the RAM test. The paper goes black ... red lines.
The voltage measurements on the pins for ... and within tolerance.
RAM chips don't get warm ... ... Is this normal? Unfortunately the RAM chips are soldered directly to ... -
Another silly hardware idea - RAM Pack adaptorHow about a mini bit of PCB that adapts ZX81 RAM Packs to replace the address space of the Spectrum's ROM? I guess practically you'd need a way to…
... of PCB that adapts ZX81 RAM Packs to replace the address ... well just design your own RAM board.
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Turbo RAM Glitch or feature ?I have been testing a Spectrum [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=1000328"]RAM Tur…
Testing a RAM packI had my Spectrum + today which is working, but i also had a ZX Spectrum 32k RAM Pack and i wanted to test it. Is there anyway i can test this on the…
I had my Spectrum + today which is working, but i also had a ZX Spectrum 32k RAM Pack and i wanted to test it. Is there anyway i can test this on the Spectrum + and if so how ?
thanksPower issues on a 6A 48 K SpectrumHello all! I decided to take another look at my 6A Spectrum that I broke via a bad joystick adapter, I’ve removed the bottom 16K ram and replaced…
... ’ve removed the bottom 16K ram and replaced TR4 and TR5 ... left hand leg of the voltage regulator gives a reading of ... wrong here.
[b]RAM test:[/b]
previously I ...Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…
... . I've done a few RAM tests and could spot anything ... of the RAM chips get hot.
The voltage from the ...Bizarre ZX Spectrum faults (also possibly relevant to Spectranet compatibility problems).I'm attempting to repair an issue 4A 48K ZX Spectrum and am encountering some very strange problems. For my own records I've given this computer the …
... itself never reported finding a RAM fault while testing lower or ... />
Following changing the upper RAM from the original OKI ICs ... when the original OKI upper RAM is fitted.
- Spectranet: ... when the fault occurs, the voltage at this point does not ...12V ripple with lower ram installedI repaired a speccy this week. Before doing anything I replaced all caps and measured the transistors in the power section. When doing this I found t…
... a problem with the ram. I ran the diagnostics ... and socketed all lower ram. turned the speccy back ... scope. Inserted a lower ram module and the speccy ... Then removed the lower ram module and reinserted all ... original lower ram ic's. Speccy is ...ZX Spectrum video waveformsAll work for this post was done on a ZX Spectrum issue 1 board (16k bytes of RAM only). This was what the Spectrum displayed on the TV screen: [i…
... 1 board (16k bytes of RAM only).
This was ... . Set to +/-1V DC, Offset voltage of -2.5V applied to ... . Set to +/-2V DC, Offset voltage of -1.65V applied to ...Spectrum 48k won't start any software but passes all RAM testsI have a rubber key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to work perfectly right up until the end of the tape and the program would sta…
... a problem with the upper RAM however on running the soak ... minutes. I also performed the RAM test detailed here http://www ... longer or look for non-RAM related issues?Creating a POK from RAM or binary.Don't know if this is the right category or not but here goes. I'm working on a bug fix for a game, it's a few hundred bytes worth of custom code …
... said file from a set RAM location or a binary? I ...bizarre error on a grey ZX Spectrum+2 - the long search for a small problemHi, I got a ZX Spectrum+2 that worked a bit but crashed while loading or running 128k games. I installed a 128k-test-ROM that told me about RAM fa…
... that told me about RAM failure at page 3. ... I desoldered 8 RAM chips that included page 3 ... be located in several RAM cells not one complete ... I removed the second 8 RAM chips - to save ... following:
* observing the 5V voltage -> obviously ok
* ...Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…
... tape version of Balford's ram test diagnostics said the whole ... of upper RAM was faulty (check all ICs ... 've removed all the upper RAM ICs, replaced with sockets and ... .
Given the lower RAM used to be okay, and ...zx.zigg.net lower RAM replacement module: Still shipping?Hi everyone I'm trying to resuscitate my 48k issue 6a, and I bought the lower RAM replacement module from zx.zigg.net. The paypal payment went thr…
... , and I bought the lower RAM replacement module from zx.zigg ...RAM questionI've been meaning to upgrade my desktop pc's ram for ages now as the 4GB it has isn't cutting it anymore but im confused about what ram my motherboar…
... my desktop pc's ram for ages now as ... but im confused about what ram my motherboard will support.< ...
The motherboard has 4 ram slots 1 taken by the ... i dont know what ram is compatible and what ...
in its ram section for the motherboard but ...ZX81 Ram pack problemI got recently Sinclair 16k memory expansion for my ZX81, but for some reason it will not work. The computer itself is operating normally without hi…
... years.
Of course, maybe ram pack is faulty, but it ...48k Speccy with Ram Turbo, Dust Cover and a couple of games!I'm selling one of my Spectrums on Ebay, and along with it a dust cover, a Ram Turbo Interface for cartridges and joysticks and a couple of Codemaste…
... it a dust cover, a Ram Turbo Interface for cartridges and ...ZX Spectrum+ showing 16K of RAMHello again, as the title says my ZX Spectrum+ is showing only 16K of RAM instead of 48K when running a memory check. [url="http://www.1000bit.it/su…
... + is showing only 16K of RAM instead of 48K when running ... how to identify the faulty RAM chip, but I seriously have ...Troubleshooting RAM IC's on Spectrum +2 Grey?Got myself a grey +2 but at startup it shows something very similar to this: [img]https://preview.ibb.co/mmai5F/2_Ram_Fault.png[/img] I also su…
... also suspect there is a RAM fault but how can I ...Lower & upper ram IC's for an issue 3 please.Would any of you great folks have 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you would be willing to sell. I'm fixing up a poorly Spectrum that is…
... 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you ...Replacing lower RAM 4116 ZX Spectrum 48k - desoldering advice please?A long post, but interesting pictures perhaps. :) I'd like some advice: (also apologies I think I picked the wrong 'Hardware' category for this, plea…
... seemed to indicate a lower RAM issue. It hadn't been ...48k Issue 6a Very sick indeed.Hi Guys. I have a 48k Issue 6a board that shows a white screen with grey border. The white screen has three black squares spaced equally on the le…
... regulator, socketed lower and upper RAM, switched ram from another board, without ... coil.
My lower RAM voltages are -5V = -029.5mV ... are way off. If the voltage regulator, capacitors, and TR4 and ...
