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  • 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

    dasteph dasteph November 2005 Hardware
  • Spectrum Composite video connections?Is it possible to modify a standard 48K spectrum to give composite video output? In my experience i have found the quality of the picture out of the…

    Just as a endnote this is VERY VERY easy to do. I've done it on 2 Spectrums to run on my Amiga 1084 monitor.
    If I can do it anyone can, I only just about know which end to hold the soldering iron...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler December 2005 Hardware
  • 128k, +2, +3ok i`ve asked a lot of questions over the few days but this is gonna be my final one on whats what unless i get lost once i get my apeccy so here goe…

    ... attacking their comps with a soldering iron. :)
    KeepGood KeepGood December 2005 Hardware
  • Buying a +3I've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…

    ... yourself kit' you need some soldering experince (but it is not ...
    Timppa Timppa December 2005 Hardware
  • "Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…

    ... I get hold of a soldering iron. My old one gave ...
    8bitten 8bitten December 2005 Hardware
  • SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…

    ... . I have never used a soldering iron in my life, so ...
    mutantcamel mutantcamel January 2006 Hardware
  • C64 Plug and PlayThe joystick with 30 Commodore games is now only ?5 in TJ Hughes (if there is one in your area), reduced from ?20. A lot of the games are crap but th…

    ... might have to buy a soldering iron too really, cos i ...
    mel the bell mel the bell January 2006 Chit chat
  • You know you're a Spec-chum when......devoid of anything serious to think about now that your next house move is all sorted out, you still cannot sit back and relax because your mind i…

    u forgot to include friction, windspeed, weight of the ball, surface texture..... :)

    Sorry, i'm taking a break from a sh** load of soldering.

    Is this for a game or a blender/povray type move ??

    Ah well, back to it.
    Saboteur Saboteur January 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Dot CrawlHiya, I know this might seem like a stupid question but i`ve seen the term "dot crawl" used a lot on articles about older Spectrums. I wondered if so…

    ... ). With a little bit of soldering you could get a rock ...
    MikeW MikeW January 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Any way to fix the DISCiPLE's joystick ports?I've found that they've always struggled with certain joysticks, but now I'm finding it hard to get any to work at all. Any ideas why that is and an…

    ... 'm a bit worried about soldering inside my DISCiPLE, so is ...
    Jmk Jmk March 2006 Hardware
  • Any way to fix the DISCiPLE's joystick ports?I've found that they've always struggled with certain joysticks, but now I'm finding it hard to get any to work at all. Any ideas why that is and an…

    ... /> I haven't touched the soldering iron yet, although the connections ...
    Jmk Jmk March 2006 Hardware
  • Any way to fix the DISCiPLE's joystick ports?I've found that they've always struggled with certain joysticks, but now I'm finding it hard to get any to work at all. Any ideas why that is and an…

    ... plug. That and cleaning/re-soldering your connections should solve 99 ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2006 Hardware
  • What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…

    ... , but requires a replacement component soldering onto the board instead. I ...
    obo obo April 2006 Sinclair Basic
  • Kempston QuestionI tried connecting my Kempston Joystick Interface ("KJIF" as I call it) to my now -defunct +2 (I have a +2A now). The game was running fine for the …

    ... touch up with the auld soldering iron and hey presto a ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton April 2006 Hardware
  • Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…

    Yes, traces of soldering in bath are visible... Normal ...
    piters piters May 2006 Hardware
  • When is a clone not a clone?If a Spectrum is built from scratch, using new components where available, is it a clone, copy or something else? See, I won an unpopulated Spectrum…

    ... dead Spectrums, an Antex XS25 soldering iron, RadioShack 22-7220 DMM ...
    DEATH DEATH May 2006 Hardware
  • +3 psu schematics and partsHi everyone. Does anyone have or knows where to get the +3 psu schematic? I'm trying to repair one but i cant find any info on the parts reference. …

    ... got the parts and started soldering. The au723 had 2 broken ...
    odious odious June 2006 Hardware
  • Suggested joysticks for Speccy +2Hello there, despite being from the US I'm going to soon be a first-time owner of a Sinclair Spectrum +2 (just acquired "Gauntlet: The Deeper Dungeon…

    Trust me, I am rather poor with a soldering iron. Apparently I do such a poor job I damaged a digital PSX-LPT adapter for my current computer.
    NightSprinter NightSprinter June 2006 Hardware
  • What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …

    ... a fairly straightforward bit of soldering.

    Whatever you do ...
    Matt_B Matt_B June 2006 Hardware
  • What should I get??I want to add a Spectrum to my collection but having come from the Atari/Commodore/TI/Apple world, I am a little unsure what to get? Something that …

    ... a fairly straightforward bit of soldering.

    Whatever you do ...
    cbmeeks cbmeeks June 2006 Hardware
  • Tell me if I have done something badI cannibalised a pc case and a 20-year old microwave oven, in order to put the computer + disks in the oven. I loved that oven, you know, my mother b…

    ... />
    I had left the soldering iron plug into the same ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm June 2006 Chit chat
  • Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…

    ... work miracles with their magic soldering iron wands.

    It ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2006 Hardware
  • Disk file transfer utilities ?Are there some PC programs for transferring Speccy software between common emulator formats like TAP to disks or disk images? I mean here about +3 f…

    ... .5" drives (beyond my electronics/soldering skills!).

    [QUOTE]So ...
    obo obo July 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... like stabbing it with the soldering iron, stop, have a coffee ...
    KeepGood KeepGood July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... bits and bobs actually do, soldering techniques, various methods of construction ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... , I've been playing with soldering irons from age 10 Mr ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... of me lol. I started soldering Super Nintendo's back in ...
    KeepGood KeepGood July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... everything onto the board without soldering (very slowly) just working out ...
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... BP point though, it requires soldering onto a pin of the ...
    KeepGood KeepGood July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... ... hopefully minimising the amout of soldering needed to fit it all ... thing i didnt do any soldering!
    Hungry Horace Hungry Horace July 2006 Hardware
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