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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 ...
    mile mile February 2009 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2009 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    Winston Winston February 2009 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    mel the bell mel the bell February 2009 Chit chat
  • 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
    polarity, and ...
    roko roko March 2009 Hardware
  • 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.
    adekav adekav March 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... I would go for the capacitor again. You might want to ...
    roko roko March 2009 Hardware
  • +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 ...
    ingo ingo March 2009 Hardware
  • Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moir&#233; 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 ...
    memrah memrah March 2009 Hardware
  • Awful image on 128K +2B / CV mod not workingHello, My two +2 B output a terrible image through RF. Lots of shadows and moir&#233; patterns. One is slightly better than the other, but really ba…

    ... just to tell me the capacitor number. I have done the ...
    memrah memrah March 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... picture:

    Look for Capacitor C24 - it is a 33pF ...
    ingo ingo March 2009 Hardware
  • 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 ...
    ingo ingo April 2009 Hardware
  • 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?
    Zetr0 Zetr0 April 2009 Hardware
  • 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.

    Ingo.
    ingo ingo April 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... socket
    [*]dried up electrolytic capacitor C65 or C25 (nearby). Both ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie April 2009 Hardware
  • 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 ...
    Fred Fred April 2009 Hardware
  • 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 ...
    ingo ingo April 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... .

    Turns out a capacitor whent faulty of the graphics ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk April 2009 Chit chat
  • 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…

    ... picture:

    Look for Capacitor C24 - it is a 33pF ...
    Jack_Leather Jack_Leather April 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    [QUOTE=secarica;349156]I tried Audacity but ...
    gasman gasman April 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... error.
    ...

    Hi secarica,
    what kind of error ...
    andregiax andregiax April 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... :

    [img]http://www.secarica.ro/misc/damtape_error.png[/img ...
    secarica secarica April 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 ...
    Pilsener Pilsener May 2009 Chit chat
  • 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 ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2009 Hardware
  • 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!!!
    nuggetreggae nuggetreggae May 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... , but I was told by Secarica and Andrew Owen it wouldn ...
    zxbruno zxbruno June 2009 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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…

    ... Secară
    [url]http://www.secarica.ro/[/url][/QUOTE]

    zxbruno zxbruno June 2009 Sinclair Basic
  • 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 ...
    Winston Winston June 2009 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... :-

    [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html[/url ...
    Hercules Hercules June 2009 Hardware
  • 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.
    gtsamour gtsamour July 2009 Hardware
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