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  • Spectrum PCB reworkHaving repaired a fair few spectrums over the years I have always found replacing the memory chips a right pain in the arse. When replacing componen…

    Yep the good old fashioned way! I'm thinking of investing in some more soldering tools for SMT etc. Will probably get some DIL soldering iron bits. I remember a great deal of frustration getting those chips out!
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum PCB reworkHaving repaired a fair few spectrums over the years I have always found replacing the memory chips a right pain in the arse. When replacing componen…

    ... , make sure you use your soldering iron at the same time ...
    IanJ IanJ August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum PCB reworkHaving repaired a fair few spectrums over the years I have always found replacing the memory chips a right pain in the arse. When replacing componen…

    ... I DID once make a soldering tip to enable me to ...
    Lloyd Lloyd August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • How much power can I pull from a +3?Hi guys (and gals), Does anyone know how much of a load I can draw from the 5 volt line (lower pin 3of the expansion port)? I'm needing between 500…

    ... useless when it comes to soldering/making things so prefer to ...
    beanz beanz August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help with +3 in comaHi everyone Had a spectrum +3 under the bed for some time and when replacing its drive i accidentally connected the 5v and the gnd of the led. Now…

    ... /> I read the post about soldering a new ula and i ...
    odious odious August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • wouldnt it be good if:I know that some guy basicly said he waqs going to do what Im suggesting here but anyway: I was thinking and worring about the future of the spectrum…

    ... am not very good in soldering but have become better :). Solderng ...
    Timppa Timppa August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 …

    ... with a Multiface EPROM - no soldering required!
    Now, when you ...
    Spirantho Spirantho September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 Powered off a PC???Hiya Quick question. Is it possible to power a +3 from a PC power supply? as in, make or buy an adaptor? or some other method. Want to mount a +3 …

    ... could stop the need for soldering and fitting capacitors etc?
    ANDREW RYALS ANDREW RYALS September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 Powered off a PC???Hiya Quick question. Is it possible to power a +3 from a PC power supply? as in, make or buy an adaptor? or some other method. Want to mount a +3 …

    ... could stop the need for soldering and fitting capacitors etc?
    dasteph dasteph September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 …

    ... after I have done some soldering (maybe one more 'untested' speccy ...
    Timppa Timppa September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 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 …

    Okie, bought the lot yesterday, gonna do the soldering over the weekend :) Also gonna check the rest of the faulty spectrums to see what might be wrong. Its about time to do that.

    TC
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The best emulator?OK so let's hear it: what is the best Spectrum (48K) emulator out there at the moment? I'm currently running Spectacular but wondering if there's a b…

    Yeh, eh?
    Bit early for karingal perhaps?
    Someone help me with my soldering iron please ;)
    Vertigo Vertigo October 2005 Emulators
  • The best emulator?OK so let's hear it: what is the best Spectrum (48K) emulator out there at the moment? I'm currently running Spectacular but wondering if there's a b…

    [quote]
    On 2005-10-11 13:32, Vertigo wrote:
    Yeh, eh?
    Bit early for karingal perhaps?
    Someone help me with my soldering iron please ;)

    [/quote]
    Eh?
    rich_chandler rich_chandler October 2005 Emulators
  • Help req: Do I need a new (better) soldering iron?Hi chaps (and ladies), Asking this here coz I know there are a few solder fanatics about. My soldering iron seems to be a bit crap for the followin…

    ... really well. It comes with soldering iron stand, solder, and even ... Velleman kits to practice your soldering onto PCBs.

    I ...
    chaosmongers chaosmongers October 2005 Chit chat
  • Help req: Do I need a new (better) soldering iron?Hi chaps (and ladies), Asking this here coz I know there are a few solder fanatics about. My soldering iron seems to be a bit crap for the followin…

    i dont use soldering irons.....i dont do techie things that involve soldering and stuff :)
    mel the bell mel the bell October 2005 Chit chat
  • Help req: Do I need a new (better) soldering iron?Hi chaps (and ladies), Asking this here coz I know there are a few solder fanatics about. My soldering iron seems to be a bit crap for the followin…

    ... I got it (with some soldering tool kit) and never wanted ...
    Vertigo Vertigo October 2005 Chit chat
  • Help req: Do I need a new (better) soldering iron?Hi chaps (and ladies), Asking this here coz I know there are a few solder fanatics about. My soldering iron seems to be a bit crap for the followin…

    in fact on closer inspection, the soldering iron looks very much the same as the one I got in the kit I talked about - just the extras are different.
    chaosmongers chaosmongers October 2005 Chit chat
  • Difference between +2 , +2a and +2bWhats the difference between these models Also if I was going to buy a 128k machine, whats the best one for games compatibility (from all 128k model…

    ... a dab hand with a soldering iron and like messing with ...
    KeepGood KeepGood October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Help req: Do I need a new (better) soldering iron?Hi chaps (and ladies), Asking this here coz I know there are a few solder fanatics about. My soldering iron seems to be a bit crap for the followin…

    ... , I use an Antex XS25 soldering iron every day of the ...
    Lloyd Lloyd October 2005 Chit chat
  • WOS 10th Birthday Bash?I see that WOS will be 10 years old in under six weeks time. Will there be any major surprises coming up? Will there be any TZX Vault updates to cele…

    The party is held at the dutch HCC days.

    3 days long, playing games and soldering broken 48K's

    (end of november in Utrecht, as usual every year)
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP October 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SoftRom emulation possible?Hello. Quick question to all emulator developers: How easy would it be to emulate a SoftRom? The mastering utilites for my protection system XLR-8 a…

    ... seem to have left a soldering iron and an egg sandwich ...
    Geoff Geoff October 2005 Development
  • SoftRom emulation possible?Hello. Quick question to all emulator developers: How easy would it be to emulate a SoftRom? The mastering utilites for my protection system XLR-8 a…

    ... seem to have left a soldering iron and an egg sandwich ...
    JonNorth JonNorth October 2005 Development
  • SoftRom emulation possible?Hello. Quick question to all emulator developers: How easy would it be to emulate a SoftRom? The mastering utilites for my protection system XLR-8 a…

    ... done anything useful with a soldering iron.
    As I recall ...
    Geoff Geoff October 2005 Development
  • How many Speccy's Did U Own?Hey guys, just wondering how many Spectrum's you lot owned???? I had 3....I used to smash them up when I got pissed off on a game...Seriously....tha…

    ... ). I am now better with soldering but I should have practised ...
    Timppa Timppa November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Classic thread from the past[url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=1485&forum=4&start=0"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.…

    ... has big dreams and a soldering iron but then I get ...
    Skarpo Skarpo November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Classic thread from the past[url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=1485&forum=4&start=0"]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.…

    ... 's basically only had a soldering iron ... wow, the balls on ...
    Skarpo Skarpo November 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum on LCD MonitorHi, I'm wondering if there is a way I can get my Spectrum 48k running with my LCD Monitor. Does anyone know of somekind of interface box that coul…

    Thanks Skarpo,

    Looks like it's time to dust off my old soldering iron. Will give the SINTECH solution a go.

    Steve.
    stevenpannell stevenpannell November 2005 Hardware
  • Sound mod for AY audio chipsHi again. This is a repost. I posted it in the misc forum a while back but it definitely should be in here. I was totally pissed off with the crap…

    ... 's whenever I hold a soldering iron. No, that would be ...
    icabod icabod November 2005 Hardware
  • sky digibox problemfor months now our sky tv freezes but it only seems to do it on the sky programs - take the news channels, they all freeze apart from bbc and itv and…

    ... you are handy with a soldering iron. If you don't ...
    Glenn Glenn November 2005 Chit chat
  • Spectrum on LCD MonitorHi, I'm wondering if there is a way I can get my Spectrum 48k running with my LCD Monitor. Does anyone know of somekind of interface box that coul…

    ... 't wan't to be soldering anything about inside
    guesser guesser November 2005 Hardware
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