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  • Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…

    ... that I double checked my soldering, capacitor orientation etc, then powered ... 't back and checked my soldering, couldn't see anything wrong ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum July 2018 Hardware
  • Another Spectrum is brought back to life.Hi Spec-chums. I have been having bit of busy afternoon with repairs today. I've brought back to life a Panasonic Super-VHS recorder, and more intere…

    ... of the board with poor soldering/skills trying their best to ... has been used as a soldering iron here:-

    [img ... replacement IC. Here's my soldering, I not the worlds best ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum August 2019 Hardware
  • Someone repairing ZX Spectrum in The Netherlands?Last december I bought a Spectrum 48k of an online marketplace. This week a new powersupply arrived (did not dare to try the old one) and a divMMC de…

    ... new Z80 processor and desoldering/soldering. The first I can do ... for me. I'm no soldering hero. So I am looking ...
    muppets4 muppets4 January 2020 Hardware
  • +2B: where's the tape signal gone?So, this is what I really came here for today... I've got two +2Bs, one with an issue 1 board and some extra soldered wires, and one with an issue…

    ... to do is unleash the soldering iron, which has a pointy ... 's about as useful for soldering with fine precision as a ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone March 2020 Hardware
  • what soldering / disordering equipment do you usemy experience with zx spectrum / amstrad cpc boards 1.cheap solder braid (not good) need to try some better, any recommendations when i looked i go…

    my experience with zx spectrum / amstrad cpc boards
    1.cheap solder braid (not good) need to try some better, any recommendations when i looked i got confused with all the different types ??
    2. cheap solder suckers (mixed results)
    3. ...
    mark8bit mark8bit November 2021 Hardware
  • Spectrum Abuse...Just got some new Spectrums in to repair ( I find it a great way to relieve stress, excepting when I do something daft while fixing them... ) One …

    ... missing. Like someone put their soldering iron way up too high ... recapped boards, I'm guessing soldering skills aren't something common ...
    cj7hawk cj7hawk November 2021 Hardware
  • Harlequin 48K, Rev. G - First Time Power UpHello, I have finished soldering all the components on the Rev. G PCB I bought of eBay. [img]https://photos.voica.uk/_datas/i/v/0/iv0uwafhua/i/…

    ... ,

    I have finished soldering all the components on the ...
    old_clone old_clone December 2021 Hardware
  • 48k S-video output -- pcb board (credits 1024MAK & RGA24) just fitted a revision A of the s-video board to a issue 2 specie and i am very impressed with the results. the picture is…

    ... transistors are close and my soldering iron tip has a bigger ...
    mark8bit mark8bit April 2022 Hardware
  • Building a ZX Spectrum and I have some voltage questionsI've posted about this before looking for parts, but now I've found all the hard-to-get stuff (thank you Retrolium!). So I figured new questions, new…

    ... /> In any case, all the soldering is done, and I've ...
    DistantStar001 DistantStar001 April 2022 Hardware
  • +3 disks and pc'sHi, This is my first post, and was wondering if someone could help me. I have some +3 disks from my original +3 that I want to put on my pc to use i…

    ... you don't fancy the soldering job, then I'd be ...
    Anonymous Anonymous February 2002 Emulators
  • Anyone need help TZXing for MIA/MIS ?Hiya folks, A lot of chat but no files yet [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] So does anyone have any of the titles in the MIA/MIS li…

    I thought about that, but I don't have a soldering iron and I'm afraid the quality wouldn't be good enough.
    Anyway, I actually managed to find a cable so all I need now is a copy of Taper and some spare time.
    Staffan V Staffan V September 2001 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Thanks for the memories... is it 16k or 48k? Hi. At three different flea markets in Gothenburg, Sweden I found just as many Spectrums... (and a ZX81! [img]/__forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif…

    ... unless you can handle a soldering iron. Between 32768 and 65534 ...
    john john February 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Off topic: Fix/replace ZX81 keyboard?I know this is slightly off topic since this is a Spectrum forum, but here goes: The keyboard membrane for my old ZX81 is broken. The part of the me…

    Spares? Well the ZX81 is pretty common as I understand so you'd probably be better off just trying to buy a whole new one.
    Or you could try hooking up a PC keyboard to the ZX81 with a hefty deal of screwdriver work and soldering.
    cyborg cyborg January 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • pc 2 zx, problems!!! :(Ok I've recently bought a cd (not a copy either, I got it from HMC in chester) containing some 6000 games. Now as my spectrum was damaged some 2 yea…

    ... (a stereo splitter) or a soldering iron to do these I ...
    Tim Hingley Tim Hingley December 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Original 128 Part 2: The KeysMy 128 appears to work fine. The keys all have perfect responsiveness. All except keys 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. These five number keys don't work at all. E…

    ... able to repair it by soldering it. Or even by using ...
    ewgf ewgf January 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Emegency....I posted a topic in "Miscellaneous" a couple of weeks ago about my 128K going bust, and it looks like it won't be repaired in the near future. This w…

    ... 's a lot of fun soldering and getting the freedom to ...
    cyborg cyborg January 2002 Sales
  • +3 disks and pc'sHi, This is my first post, and was wondering if someone could help me. I have some +3 disks from my original +3 that I want to put on my pc to use i…

    ... 's pretty good with a soldering iron. If I can't ...
    tb2000 tb2000 February 2002 Emulators
  • +2A external tape loadingGot a +2A on the way and will want to load externally. Now I know that the +2A is basically a stripped down +3 with a tape deck instead of a floppy …

    ... tip (on the board) and soldering a wire from the ring ...
    Fraser Fraser March 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Spectrum In EuropeWhat are the differences between Speccys in Europe and the UK? ie would a British 48K work in France or Italy, and vice versa?

    ... couple resistors and a little soldering, but I don;t remember ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My own Home Computer It's true. My company are planning to build a new Home Computer. It will use a Z80 CPU running at 6mhz, 128k Ram and will run all Spectrum and ZX81 …

    ... , I can't hold a Soldering Iron without messing up. Dammit ...
    Takashi64 Takashi64 October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • My Speccy 128 gets wobblyI'm having trouble with the picture on my 128+. The picture starts flickering like crazy until it's unusable. Sometimes I turn it on and it's okay, b…

    ... you're confident with a soldering iron, there arent many connections ...
    Sharopolis Sharopolis October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy +2 RGB to S-video?Okay, so I emigrated from dear old Blighty to a land rather less Speccy-friendly, the USA. I've finally managed to get a couple of Speccies over here…

    If you are adept at soldering why not take the Component ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles October 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • READ HERE! AUDIO IN FOR 128+2A???hey my name is Paolo and I'm from Italy..this is the first time that I post on this forum..I would like to connect or create an EAR input or somethin…

    How about using a "fake" cassette like the one used to provide CD input into a car radio with just a tape deck?
    that way you'd still be using the +2 tape deck, anyway, but you might prefer it to soldering-requiring solutions.
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi January 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …

    Well I don't mind soldering up a lead (it's pretty easy really) but I gave Andy my other lead and +3 so I'll not be able to test it - someone else'd have to test it.


    Dave
    +CotL-DS +CotL-DS February 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • +3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …

    ... />
    I don't mind soldering you up a lead - no ...
    +CotL-DS +CotL-DS February 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • +3 Disk Dumping, Your Problems ?Hi folks, I believe many people who read these forums are in possetion of +3 Disks as listed on the SDP projects' pages. I'd like to know the main …

    ... :
    I don't mind soldering you up a lead - no ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker February 2003 MIA/STP/SDP
  • .dsk back to +3 original format?Hi everyone! I recently stumbled over my spectrum +3 and i decided to replace its 3" dead drive for a 3.5" one. After some time, i was able to put it…

    ... work. Double checked all the soldering points but still no luck.
    aqua aqua February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Extension for 128k + 3 keyboardHi everyone. Im working to put the plus 3 inside a pc at tower and already replaced its psu for a pc at one and its 3" drive for a 3.5" one. Im worki…

    ... the ribbon wire, checked my soldering again, then clipped the +2 ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Faulty Spectrum?PLease can somebody help have just bought a ZX Spectrum 48K And the Hobbit game, i cannot get this game to load it crashes right at the end of the l…

    ... using professional equipment (no weller irons here ;) ) - I never, ever, cut ...
    GP GP March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Faulty Spectrum?PLease can somebody help have just bought a ZX Spectrum 48K And the Hobbit game, i cannot get this game to load it crashes right at the end of the l…

    ... very closely - some very careful soldering usually fixes them, in fact ...
    GP GP March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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