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Spectrum Serial Numbers Wanted!![b]This post updated Sept. 26, 2013[/b] As far as I know, the serial numbering system for the Spectrum has never been fully worked out. For the p…
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2. Toastrack 128k ZX Spectrum
RAM manufacturer: Mitsubishi
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What models are repairable these days?I've followed a few threads which are trying to repair the mainboard components of the older 48K models, but it got me wondering - is it possible to …
... easier most times to just repair whatever is wrong with that ... practically empty compared to the toastrack and +2 which are really ... -
Spectrum Plus display issueHi, does anyone know if this is fixable at all by someone with no experience? From looking on a similar post on World of Spectrum forum they mention…
... /> Forum members here probably can guide you through repairing it if ... , I recommend you seek a repair service. This is something I ... -
divMMC ENJOY wont work with 48+it works with my 48+ ver 6b with my 128+,my 128+2 128+2a 128+2b but not the ver 4 48+:confused:,the green light stays on the blue light never comes o…
... the signal, then setting the Toastrack switch can make the situation ... . It seems to be, that Toastrack switch "shifts" the CK signal ... have to wait for the repair/replacement of the DivMMC EnJOY ... -
Non-Ferranti ULA 6C001E-7?Hello! I don't like Iss2 boards that much but after revising one Speccy like that for a friend, the results were so positive that I decided to have …
... preciously small reserve for my repair service (no, I can't ... the bottom are of course Toastrack and +2 ULAs (I [i ... -
128K Toastrack - Missing coil?Hiya! I recently acquired a fleabay 128K, and before putting power through it, I thought i'd open it up to see if anything looked obviously wrong (e…
... ago!) that the very last toastrack versions were produced by AMSTRAD ... and I sent it to repair. Some time ago, I opened ... it to repair it, one more time, and ... -
Cooking toastrack... the dreaded smellI powered up my Spectrum 128 (heatsink model) yesterday only to see what looked like an out-of-tune picture on the television. I'm using a scart adap…
... toastrack is at the top of page 47 of the technical guide ... , the circuit in a 128K toastrack is almost identical.
Newbie with a faultHi all just joined after digging my spectrum out of the loft after 30 years, it was put up there because it had a common fault I remember from back i…
... us know and we'll guide you as best we can ... on here who provide a repair service for reasonable money (paging ...No display on a 128 toastrackHi All, I just bought a 128k off ebay with the usual, "it worked last time I used it", so I read into this "it does not work". True enough, it does n…
Some Spectrum Adventure ReviewsHi, HeeHee... Today I found some old short reviews I did of some Spectrum Adventures for contributions to "SynTax" disk adventure magazine in the 19…
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ship from a collision, repair a robot, create a clone ... soon! You, the player, must guide Balrog to the
lavatory ...Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... , has anyone got a handy guide for re-wiring the joystick ... the joystick rewiring, unfortunately the guide for doing that is on ... good schematic of a +128 toastrack and the +2 grey uses ... said:
This is the toastrack version of the circuit, but ...The 'Interface 1bis' as tape player<span class="wysiwyg-font-size-medium"> </span><p><span>The latest function added to the ‘Interface 1bis’ is that of a tape player. Files stored …
... is unusably short on my toastrack. :( I'm going to need ... there was a getting started guide that wasn't a video ...The 'Interface 1bis' as tape player<span class="wysiwyg-font-size-medium"> </span><p><span>The latest function added to the ‘Interface 1bis’ is that of a tape player. Files stored …
... is unusably short on my toastrack. :( I'm going to need ... there was a getting started guide that wasn't a video ... cable. I never owned a toastrack and wasn't aware that ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... drive is in need of repair, and it’s no longer ... /> [quote]The idea of a guide or kit so that people ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... with it.on the first Toastrack 128
... am pleased a " repositioning repair" like this seems to work ... . The repair needed a proper fix , ... There is still one more Toastrack to do . Then I ... the area of the repair and the araldite type ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
A good repair material.
Of course ... Toastrack but I WAS lucky enough to use a good tracking repair ... a faff" but a good repair was necessary. I will power ...Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... into difficulty on the first Toastrack I did. (The tracking got ... iron and I had to repair it ) This time I was ... "to do " list for this Toastrack.project:-
1) Mount ... this Toastrack PCB on wooden blocks inside ...Clamping Speccy InterfacesThere are a huge number of broken Speccy interfaces available . I came across one on Ebay recently said to be "partly working" or similar .Why are th…
... screen will be useful as guide for where to drill the ... the positioning of the 2nd Toastrack 128k compatible with that , when ...Replacing voltage regulators - need to sanity check a few things pleaseHi Everyone I'm in the process (with a lot of help from some friends at Greenford Computer Club), of giving my three Speccys some much needed prev…
... both the 48k+ and the Toastrack. The +2 got a 2a ... need of much more TLC/Repair so I’m shipping that ... off to Mutant Caterpillar for repair and a new membrane. What ... ULA related).
The Toastrack is generally happy - other than ...What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?
... 128 toastrack. Then 5 more 48k machines in various states of repair ...Is it me or is the +2 manual nowhere as good as the original?I think it's probably as much to do with my ageing brain as the bloody manual for the Spectrum +2 from Amstrad but the explanations don't make as muc…
... with the “ZX Spectrum+ User Guide” written by Neil Ardley and ... what came with a 128k toastrack, as I’ve never had ...Is it me or is the +2 manual nowhere as good as the original?I think it's probably as much to do with my ageing brain as the bloody manual for the Spectrum +2 from Amstrad but the explanations don't make as muc…
Pretty sure the Toastrack came with the [i]ZX Spectrum+ User Guide[/i] and the thin [i]ZX Spectrum 128 Introduction[/i] book.Is it me or is the +2 manual nowhere as good as the original?I think it's probably as much to do with my ageing brain as the bloody manual for the Spectrum +2 from Amstrad but the explanations don't make as muc…
... sure the Toastrack came with the [i]ZX Spectrum+ User Guide[/i ...Keyboard shorting out on RF modulator.OK, this is the mos unusual fault I've diagnosed this year. A keyboard with a new membrane was failing sometimes, and preventing the computer from go…
what soldering / disordering equipment do you usemy experience with zx spectrum / amstrad cpc boards 1.cheap solder braid (not good) need to try some better, any recommendations when i looked i go…
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If you repair boards, they are worth getting ... />
I did my first repair to a +3 last week ... and not.
The Toastrack boards aren't too bad ... "... So you know you can repair it easily whatever breaks.
NetplayIn the guide to Realspectrum, it mentions "Netplay", where two people can play each other over the internet at a Spectrum game. Has anyone actually s…
In the guide to Realspectrum, it mentions "Netplay", ...Unreleased GamesI am working on what I hope will be a complete guide to the games that were either advertised/previewed/written etc but never released for the Spectr…
... hope will be a complete guide to the games that were ... , to hopefully produce a definitive guide of unrelased games.
I thnk also that the guide helps to clear up some ...Off topic: Fix/replace ZX81 keyboard?I know this is slightly off topic since this is a Spectrum forum, but here goes: The keyboard membrane for my old ZX81 is broken. The part of the me…
... if it is possible to repair it or if there are ...[newbie warning :)] Spectrum +3 questionsHello all, Yes, I am a Speccy newbie [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] My Spectrum +3 arrived today, and I already have a few questi…
... Spectrum FAQ, but a dumbproof guide on how to convert a ...help mei want to play with my old spectrum with my son but the spectrum is ill. I search someone who can repair it. I can't obtain the first page of spectru…
... /> I search someone who can repair it.
I can't ...
