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Scary electric businessThe tranformer that supplies 12V to my monitor has started to leak. I suppose it's the capacitor inside. Should I hunt down a different one? Is it sa…
... . I suppose it's the capacitor inside.
Should I hunt ... -
Scary electric businessThe tranformer that supplies 12V to my monitor has started to leak. I suppose it's the capacitor inside. Should I hunt down a different one? Is it sa…
... . I suppose it's the capacitor inside.
Should I hunt ... -
Scary electric businessThe tranformer that supplies 12V to my monitor has started to leak. I suppose it's the capacitor inside. Should I hunt down a different one? Is it sa…
... . I suppose it's the capacitor inside.
Should I hunt ... . Worst case is that a capacitor can go "bang", or the ... -
Scary electric businessThe tranformer that supplies 12V to my monitor has started to leak. I suppose it's the capacitor inside. Should I hunt down a different one? Is it sa…
... . I suppose it's the capacitor inside.
Should I hunt ... -
issue 2 board c34 getting hotHi All, Can anyone help with c34 getting hot very quickly? I`ve got an issue 2 board, there is no `buzz` from coil. yet the spectrum initalises to co…
... , did you overlook that this capacitor has a
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issue 2 board c34 getting hotHi All, Can anyone help with c34 getting hot very quickly? I`ve got an issue 2 board, there is no `buzz` from coil. yet the spectrum initalises to co…
No the capacitor i`ve used as a ... is no reason for the capacitor overheating/overloading. -
issue 2 board c34 getting hotHi All, Can anyone help with c34 getting hot very quickly? I`ve got an issue 2 board, there is no `buzz` from coil. yet the spectrum initalises to co…
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+2 datacorder noise eliminationHello :-) I have recently bought a gray +2, and as expected, it is plagued with the "datacorder noise in sound output" problem. I have found a few …
... buffered by a (big) electrolytic capacitor to avoid noise caused by ... tape deck charging the electrolytic capacitor requests a big current for ... -
Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moiré patterns. One is slightly better than the other, but really ba…
[QUOTE=ingo;296252]Look for Capacitor C24 - it is a 33pF ... I couldn't find a capacitor labeled C24. May be I ... -
Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moiré patterns. One is slightly better than the other, but really ba…
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Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…
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Look for Capacitor C24 - it is a 33pF ... -
Spectrum+ / Spectrum +2 RF Composite HackHello there fellow forum chummies :) I have done this hack to my 48k Specky + [url]http://womblesretrorepairshack.blogspot.com/2008/11/zx-spectrum-…
... the soldering of the one capacitor for the audio carrier reduces ... -
Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…
@ingo
I have another plan for the Audio and have no need for the RF modulator unit (its being removed) can I just remove the capacitor attached to from Pin 8 of the TEA2000 completely from the board? -
Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…
[QUOTE=Zetr0;344430]can I just remove the capacitor attached to from Pin 8 of the TEA2000 completely from the board?[/QUOTE]
Of course you can remove it. If no modulator is present then this capacitor is needless.
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Issue 3B problemHi! I have an issue 3B board that is having a strange problem: when I got it it didn't had the -5V and +12v, as usual. After replacing TR4 and TR5 t…
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[*]dried up electrolytic capacitor C65 or C25 (nearby). Both ... -
Real 60Hz NTSC 48K ZX SpectrumNot a 3rd party mod. The joystick mod was added by the user, but the board and the computer is exactly what was sold in Chile, South America. We migh…
... 60Hz) and added a eletrolitic capacitor 100uF x 16V(the positive ... -
128K +2 (Grey) no image output.Got an 128K +2 Grey that works in every aspect except no image (neither from RF or RGB), swaped the RF from my 48K+ witch was working well and tested…
... amplifier needs a big electrolytic capacitor to get a smooth power ... line. Switching this big capacitor to the 5V line would ... lien as well as a capacitor of 100pF from this line ... -
Laptop monitor gone stripeyI hope this isn't the end of my lappy coz I really can't be without it and can't afford a new one. When I switched it on about 10 minutes ago, alter…
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Spectrum +2 (Grey) Composite Out IssueHi, i have just acquired a grey Spectrum +2. I always use composite video to display output from my collection of machines. When i hook up my trusty…
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Look for Capacitor C24 - it is a 33pF ... -
editing the wave of a broken tapeI am trying to restore an audio copy (audio-to-audio from original) where the audio has a few glitches. The tape is intact, only the audio informatio…
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red dwarf killed my dvd player :(the dvd player in the bedroom has kerfuckered :( we aint had it that long (it was cheap but still) anyway the other day it was fine, downloaded and …
... be caused by some faulty capacitor on the psu-board. Hard ... -
Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…
... made the [URL="http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#compositevideo ... -
Compact Flash adapterIm think about getting "making if I have too" a cf adapter what does everyone else use ? any info would be great... so far I found a diy "simple" i…
I built Pera Putniks Simple CF interface, It's just a CF connector, a logic IC and an edge connector!!!! oh, and a decoupling capacitor. I use that in a +3e and it works a dream!!! -
Transferring +3 Disk Image from PC to real +3Is there a way to do this without physically connecting the +3 disk drive to the PC? Something like a Speccy version of the "Xfer in C" utility for…
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Reading from the 128 Serial PortDon't shout at me if this is a silly question. I have Googled extensively, and searched the forums, but I can't find anything discussing what seems t…
Need to amplify output of voice recorderHello all! 1st post, so be nice to me... Pleeease! Well. I have several Spectrums (working: 3x 48k, 1x +, 1x 128k "Toaster", 1x +2 and 1x +2A; bust…
... couple of resistors, and a capacitor to block any DC component ...Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…
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[url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html[/url ...48k + Power supplyHi, Anyone know where I can get a replacement PSU for the 48k Plus? Nothing on Ebay at the minute. Looks like the end is Imminent for my one! Tha…
Open the PSU and replace the big electrοlytic capacitor inside. That will probably fix your dodgy psu problem. I've replaced the caps in all of my spectrum PSUs.