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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…
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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
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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…
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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 ... -
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.
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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…
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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.
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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…
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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…
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...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. :)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 ..."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 ...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 ...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 ...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.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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...+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 ...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.
