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Crash advertisment in PCG december/januar 1983/1984 issueHi Crash first issue came February 1984 However in Personal computer games magazine issue 2 (December/Januar issue) there is an advertisement for …
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ZX Spectrum Next KS #2 Launches TomorrowIf you are interested in getting a spectrum next, a second KS round is beginning on August 11 at 9pm BST. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe…
If you are interested in getting a spectrum next, a second KS round is beginning on August 11 at 9pm BST.
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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 …
... 1984/85 I had to replace the keyboard and opted ...
If it's an Issue 2 Speccy, that's not surprising ... I also would like to replace the SAGA keyboard with an ... have a battered grey +2 with a homemade ear socket ... />
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TV Modulator. Can it be repaired?Is it possible, to repair tha TV modulator (after removing it) if it gives wavy picture? I replaced both transistors (tr1/2) and both electrolytic ca…
... that could be responcible (tr1/2 LM1889, the two most left ... .[/QUOTE]
On the issue 2 board, you could slightly trim ... would help an awful lot. Issue 3 and above, no such ... use a plastic or wooden trimmer tool. Use one made of ... -
Does anyone have any working Ferranti's?Does anyone know where I might get hold of a Ferranti ULA5C112E-3?? I think this is the problem with one of my rubber key 48K's as it otherwise wor…
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I assume its an issue 2 you have, it must be ... you describe sounds like an issue 2 speccy with a drifty modulator ... very narrow "window" on the trimmer and soon after that it ... -
PC Power supply for SpeccyHi all, after 13 years with out playing spectrum games I am eager to play the old games. Thus I got up to the garret checking my old stuff. Two of m…
... connector etc. I have several Issue 2, 1983 Speccies here with the ... better and cheaper to just replace TR4. If you have to ... -
Spectrum 48K colour problemI obtained Spectrum 48K issue 2 in verry good condition. Machine work very good, but picture on my Samsung TV (72cm diagonal flat 100 Hz) is little s…
... round metallic trimmers on an issue 2 spectrum (2.2k each i think ... is known to happen on issue 2 spectrums. On latter speccy issues ... valus due to ageing, this trimmer has to be readjusted. -
Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…
... Is this problem common to issue 2 Spectrums with Interface 1 connected ... 't help either. On issue 2 models it's even smaller ... /> Some suggestions:
1) Replace external brick with a [I ... happy, but no more.
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Issue 2 Spectrum overheating keyboard membraneI think I have an issue 2 ZX Spectrum. I don't want to take it apart again as I had problems replacing the keyboard membrane. With Interface 1 conne…
... same time because, IIRC, the Issue 2 needs a +9volt supply for ... . I've never attempted to replace the lower 16K (although I ... ]), but I've had an Issue 2 running nicely using a 32K ... -
TIMEX SINCLAIR 2068 (Silver)Finally I've got it: [img]http://8bitcollective.com/items/images/Timec2068.png[/img] (and you, Bruno, thought I would never get one ;) ). The pl…
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Issue 2 issue (...)Just acquired an issue 2 Spectrum 48 K, selled as working board, not working keyboard. Before testing it with a psu I opened the case and discovered …
What happens if you replace the old type ULA found on an issue 2 boards (5c112) with the later one? Is then TR6 necessary in this case too? -
128 port hardware patchReading the ULA book has reminded me of something. In The Spectrum Hardware Manual (Adrian Dickens) there is a hardware patch to allow free use of al…
... actually on the PCB of issue 3 and up, the circuit ... CPU. However, checking Smith: "The issue 2 "spider" modification was still needed ... an integral part of the [issue 3] PCB".
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The Ultimate Spectrum, made from old spectrumsGiven that all types of the Spectrum are less than ideal in one respect or another, I wondered what the ulimate refinement would be, but just using o…
... except those which require an issue 2 keyboard. Sure, it might have ... the toastrack 128 and grey +2:
[url]http://www ... the toastrack 128 and grey +2. Most 128 games were written ... a Sinclair keypad, you should replace the ROMs in your 128 ...ZX Spectrum 48K, issue - works fine till it gets hot (?)ZX Spectrum 48K, issue 2, works just fine, tested with Winston's diag board. At a certain moment in time however, it seems to run hot and stalls. Whe…
... it's cheap enough to replace all the electrolytic capacitors anyway ... last spectrum repair was an issue 2. When it warm up, the ...ZX Spectrum 48K, issue - works fine till it gets hot (?)ZX Spectrum 48K, issue 2, works just fine, tested with Winston's diag board. At a certain moment in time however, it seems to run hot and stalls. Whe…
Interesting... I'll certainly replace the capacitors, that's not ... solve the problem, as the issue 2 seems to use an old ...Second Hand SpectrumHi just joined the Forum. I have picked up a Spectrum at a s/h shop and would like some advice please. I have had two ZX81's packed away for severa…
... that it is a series 2 and has a rainbow design ... bit more careful with an issue 2 as they run hotter.
replace the ribbon?
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Issue 2 voltage troubleDear all, I got my hands on an old issue 2 from a friend. Price was close to zero so I did not hesitate to take it. After powering it up I was sur…
... to make the display good, replace the 7805. By now most ... the picture bad on an issue 2.
After that it ... power circuit. I had an issue 4 the other day on ...Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…
... added as per the recommended Issue 2 modification, but R60 is still ... originals and so I would replace those. In particular, C46 going ... a common cause of the Issue 2 voltage converter circuit failing. If ... the wrong side on all Issue 2 boards I've seen.Colour blocks on displayHi all, I have just acquired another Sinclair product, my first one being a C5, it's a 48K ZX Spectrum. It shows colour blocks on the display when p…
... /> P.S. If it does, replace the electrolytic capacitors anyway. It ... go bad, especially in an Issue 2 where the temperature inside is ...Reading interface 2 using the IN commandHow do you read using the IN command from BASIC? You can read multiple keys at once, but I cant remember the values...
... you have an issue 3 keyboard (111) or an issue 2 (101). The ... are zeroes.
Interface 2's keys are 67890. The ... ]7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0ZX Spectrum 48k issue 3b power problem?Hi :) I was lucky enough to find a couple of ZX Spectrums at a car boot sale yesterday. I spent the evening fiddling about with one (issue 2) and t…
... to play on our (working, issue 2) 48k spectrum until a couple ... decided to replace the 7805 regulators on both the issue 2 and issue 3b ... br />
Right, so, the issue 2 isnt heating up like before ... need to replace the membrane.
The issue 3b now ...Speccy 48K working only as B&WMy 48K rubber key was working OK after a composite video mod (showing colors). But now it has no colour anymore. It only shows images in B&W. With pr…
... 48k Issue2, I had to replace the cable in the composite ... .
Since mine is an Issue 2 board, I also had to ... between Pin 3 and Pin 2 - Vr 2 - should be between -50mV ...Intermittent sound cutting outHello, I'm resurrecting an old rubber key spectrum. Originally it had no sound at all, diode D9 was blown, I replaced it with one from my other dead …
... of them (well except issue one) with issue 2 having the lowest sound ... transistor).
I would replace the tr7 with a new ...Intermittent sound cutting outHello, I'm resurrecting an old rubber key spectrum. Originally it had no sound at all, diode D9 was blown, I replaced it with one from my other dead …
... of them (well except issue one) with issue 2 having the lowest sound ... transistor).
I would replace the tr7 with a new ...Games not loading in my original spectrum 48kHello. I have recently bought a zx spectrum, for nostalgia purpose (haven't touched one for more than 20 years) The computer boots fine, but I can'…
Is it an issue 2 Spectrum? If so, the trim ... improved a bit if you replace the Spectrum's electrolytic capacitors ...ULA6C001E-7 and 48K Issue 2Dear Sirs, Could you please let me know if ULA6C001E-7 or ULA6C001E-6 chip was suitable for 48K board issue 2 ? I heard some mods are neccessary…
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replace an earlier type the following ... placed new ULA 6C001 to Issue 2 without any modifications and it ...Issue 2 Failed 48k to 128k upgradeI have been trying to upgrade my Issue 2 with the help of Velesoft, using this schematic; [IMG]http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx284/arioch1973/4…
... 's in my upgraded Issue 2 16k machine (replace lower ram with 4164s ...Issue 2 headache!Ive got an issue 2 here that firstly had a blown regulator (fixed), now its reading as a 16k machine (its fully populated), ive replaced and socketed…
... machines and this Issue 2 finally, when I re-replace IC18 sprang into ...Getting an 14Mhz crystal to oscillate?I am building a circuit with an 74LS32 and a 74LS193 to work as frequency divider. Though I have hit a snag, how to I wire up a crystal to make it os…
... 4164s I have used to replace lower and higher ram. Also ... . This is only possible on Issue 2 where you do not have ...Getting an 14Mhz crystal to oscillate?I am building a circuit with an 74LS32 and a 74LS193 to work as frequency divider. Though I have hit a snag, how to I wire up a crystal to make it os…
... ]This is only possible on Issue 2 where you do not have ... of the heatsink on any Issue by replace the 7805 with a ...
