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  • Can somebody help me with this?One of my "friends" shoved a piece of metal into the back of my spectrum (48k RAM) and now whenever I try to use it theres nothing but weird lines an…

    [quote]
    or send it away for repair...
    [/quote]

    Ya, really, I bet there are many soldering buffs who could fix it. The only problem is how to get another chips.
    Dynamite Dan Dynamite Dan April 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Another Spectrum +2 Fault (actually two of them :-)Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;) One was sold as fully wor…

    ... or dodgy contacts, although the soldering on the back of the ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum+ questionI just bought a Speccy+ yesterday (48K) and was wondering about a few things. Is it supposed to have a reset button like the 128K? There is a hole in…

    ... 't be arsed with the soldering! ;)

    Could ther person ...
    Refrenz Refrenz May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Contiki and the SpectrumAn internet-enabled operating system called Contiki is available now for the C64, and is being adpted for the Atari 8-bits, PC Engine, NES and Gamebo…

    ... a DIY job with a soldering iron. It is a niche ...
    pmsr pmsr May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Takashi/TKrap64 is still in business!He's moved to Atariage's forums and is entertaining everyone there: [url="http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26594&postdays=0&postorder=…

    ... know which end of the soldering iron is the dangerous one ...
    Malc74 Malc74 May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Takashi/TKrap64 is still in business!He's moved to Atariage's forums and is entertaining everyone there: [url="http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26594&postdays=0&postorder=…

    ... to investigate. Oh, and the soldering iron:
    /---------------\ Power
    /-----------------| Handle ...
    Neo Psycho Neo Psycho May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Takashi/TKrap64 is still in business!He's moved to Atariage's forums and is entertaining everyone there: [url="http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26594&postdays=0&postorder=…

    ... about which end of the soldering iron is the hot one ...
    Arjun Arjun May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Install a Sintech Video adaptor in a Spectrum+Hi all, I'm an old Commodore user (boo! hiss!) that's aquired his first Spectrum. Since my modern TV doesn't like the RF output of any old computer …

    It's possible to modify a Spectrum+ so that it has one composite video out and two audio outs WITHOUT adding transistors or other hardware, but simply soldering three copper cables in the right places.
    I will post the scheme.
    Cimbalo Cimbalo July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Playstation 2 emulatorFew day ago I got my PS2. I downloaded DreamSpec for Playstation 2 from WoS (bootable NERO image) and burn it to the CD using NERO. However, my PS2…

    Thanks for the information Amigo.

    I have to check which model is my PS2.

    Could you please post the link for the website that is advertising boot disk? I would really like to avoid soldering if possible.
    princm princm August 2003 Emulators
  • +3 KEYBOARDSA bit of a strange one this one. Does anyone know if its possible to extent the +3 connecting ribbons on the keyboard. What I want to do is try and m…

    ... the ribbon wire, checked my soldering again, then clipped the +2 ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins September 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • New SpeccyDo you think someone should go about creating a new spectrum computer? I'm talking about a spectrum compatible (not an emulator) with the capabiliti…

    ... one made for yourself, start soldering !

    Also, these fancy ...
    GOC GOC October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • who can explain how to do it?I have found the +3 disk image of the games i want. I know how to unzip it but as it unzips it says file already exsit overwrite? if i say no i get o…

    ... make if you have a soldering iron. It's easy to ...
    John H John H October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • who can explain how to do it?I have found the +3 disk image of the games i want. I know how to unzip it but as it unzips it says file already exsit overwrite? if i say no i get o…

    ... make if you have a soldering iron. It's easy to ...
    philhucky philhucky October 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • OT: I hate modern music!Sorry for this off topic thread, but I've been subjected to one hip hop/ r'n'b record too many when out tonight. Why do we have to listen to this? …

    I stick with metal music, although it's nowadays partly mainstream, too... But a lot of this "mainstream metal" isn't metal. Just take this nu-metal thing: Metal, where?!

    Up the Irons!
    Lane Lane December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 Distorted audio fix?I found a page on the Web a while ago which explained how to fix the "flaw" on the +3 circuit board which causes the sound from the AY chip to be hor…

    ... I am useless with a soldering iron anyone wanna get paid ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 ProblemsWell, this is going from bad to worse. The +3 not only sounds rubbish, but the (I'm promised) working disk drive now doesn't work either. The access …

    Im going to be sorting that out tommorow :)
    I have resistors on standby, and a person with a steadier hand than me to do the soldering ;)
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 ProblemsWell, this is going from bad to worse. The +3 not only sounds rubbish, but the (I'm promised) working disk drive now doesn't work either. The access …

    ... than me to do the soldering ;)[/quote]
    Then you might ...
    secarica secarica December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Using old Joysticks in PCshi, is it possible to use old speccy serial joysticks in PC emulators? do i need any drivers? Thanks

    ... port, if you're into soldering.
    Marko Marko December 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • circuit boards?Supoosing one was in desperate need of an upgrade, and supposing one found some schematics on the net for a floppy interface, and an IDE interface, h…

    ... />
    I'm cack at soldering (and deciphering schematics), so I ...
    b00mzi11a b00mzi11a January 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Any way of transfering .TAP etc files to tape???Just got me a +2 off eBAY....?10 all in..not bad eh? Its a bit dirty but it works. Is there any way of transfering .TAP and other emu files to actua…

    ... worth trying before taking a soldering iron to your +2 :)
    hackersanon hackersanon January 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • light grey plus 2 external tape deck?can i just plug a tape deck into the socket on the far left, ear to ear? or does the light grey model not support it?

    ... sight easier than taking a soldering iron to your beloved Speccy ...
    hackersanon hackersanon March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Ecstasy & AgonyWhile checking out the area around Chennai Central station on Sunday, I came across this crowded narrow road taken up entirely by roadside vendors se…

    ... replacement without actually getting the soldering iron out.

    about ...
    GP GP March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • PROBS : Building a Spectrum +2 into a custom caseHi guys, I&#8217;m rebuilding my Spectrum +2 into a new case at the mo (an Acorn A410 case to be precise). I&#8217;ve got the motherboard in which h…

    ... />
    The thought of de-soldering the keyboard connectors freaks me ...
    Deano7649 Deano7649 April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • NEW ZX SPECTRUM 128K MODEL!!!!Hi again. ;) As Icabod's site reveals, there is one more new model of ZX SPECTRUM 128K. It's DIDAKTIK 192Kb (plus AY of coz). Icabod claim that p…

    ... 't sound well.
    While soldering I could only take off ...
    Yerz Yerz April 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • hey hey 16kI find myself humming that tune now. And last weekend, I actually said "Oh no! The terror of r-tape loading error" when a console crashed mid-game. …

    ... it'

    Up the Irons!



    [ This ...
    Anestis Anestis May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • hey hey 16kI find myself humming that tune now. And last weekend, I actually said "Oh no! The terror of r-tape loading error" when a console crashed mid-game. …

    Yes I think so and I really like it. I also believe that our music taste has the same flavour ;)

    Up the Irons!
    Anestis Anestis May 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SpeccyBob ?I'm looking for info and schematics for SpeccyBob. If anyone have it or know where i can find it please email me. I have at the moment the SpeccyBo…

    Yes I'm trying to get hold of them too, and I'll probably build a +D interface in it as well. ****, I can't be that good at soldering (yet).
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Toasted Speccy +D & Drive...Yep, it had to happen, out of the room for two secs and my 5 year old did something to my speccy & +D. Well the speccy has been make to work agian, a…

    ... I have made any further soldering inside the drive(Maybe to ...
    Anestis Anestis June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I/OHas anyone found an emulator that can

    ... worked even after my shoddy soldering.

    That was back ...
    DodgyGeezer DodgyGeezer June 2004 Emulators
  • How do I use a standard Atari joystick with my +2?Hi there. I hope someone hear can give me some advice on how to build or acquire some sort of adapter to allow me to use an atari-joystick in joy po…

    ... perfectly. Only six connections need soldering.

    Now I have ...
    8bitten 8bitten July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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