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  • +2 Tape Deck RepairI've just got a +2 (original, not A or B) and the Tape Deck doesn't do anything. No power at all. I've opened the machine and found something loose…

    ... +2 (original, not A or B) and the Tape Deck doesn ... 't do anything. No power at ... the running of the tape deck. Also, it's ... for using an external cassette deck.

    ... /> The loose thing inside the Speccy...

    [IMG ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi April 2012 Hardware
  • 128 +2 tape deckI am not 100% sure what to buy to fix it.. first. scuba dive worked / loaded.. then games after didn't.. should I just got for the tape belt?!?! or…

    ... I just got for the tape belt?!?! or for a new ... folks selling spectrum specific ones, but is that just because..
    tape deck, I tried and nothing. I ... the lot.

    the deck makes like a ticking noise ...
    fog fog November 2009 Hardware
  • Plus 2 Tape Deck Play ButtonHi All, Recently acquired a Plus2 that works except it has issues with the tape deck. When I had it, the tape deck was fully seized up. So I managed…

    ... issues with the tape deck. When I had it, the tape deck was fully ...
    owdeuk owdeuk February 2014 Hardware
  • Playing regular audio from a +2 tape deckIs it possible to play audio from the +2 cassette deck after a game has loaded without a hardware hack?

    Is it possible to play audio from the +2 cassette deck after a game has loaded without a hardware hack?
    brownb2 brownb2 May 2016 Hardware
  • 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
  • Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? Are you Happy with yours?Hello, Are you happy with your Spectrum +2 using RF? Does it give satisfactory picture. Is the Spectrum +2 notorious for having bad RF output? If s…

    ... their TV screen with the Speccy +2 connected by RF cable that ... not managing to look good, no matter how fine tune my ... that the +2 can output RGB, which is really handy, but I still ... want it to output ...
    MontyMole79 MontyMole79 April 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZX Spectrum +2 "one with directional keys next to the tape deck"Hi! My dad claims when he had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I have a second hand +2 from GameStation (go there for g…

    ... had a speccy +2, the directional keys were next to the tape deck. I ... have a second hand +2 from GameStation ... to the tape deck.

    When we unpackaged the +2 from when ... his hand crashed into the tape deck cos he was expecting ...
    m1rkd1rk m1rkd1rk November 2005 MIA/STP/SDP
  • +2A with tape deck problem - sell as whole or spares?I've got a +2A with a broken tape deck from when I clumsily turned the Azimuth screw too much and caused it and the spring to come out. Other than …

    ... a +2A with a broken tape deck from when I clumsily turned ... />
    Other than this, the Speccy's working fine (keyboard, display ... a whole (but who wants a broken built-in tape deck?) or would ... a new +2A, so have no need to repair this one ...
    Paul2010 Paul2010 June 2011 Hardware
  • BBC Model B, Tape Deck & GamesNeed to offload my BBC, with games and books. Financial reasons unfortunately, but I refuse point blank to let my ANY of my Speccy stuff go, so gues…

    ... , but I refuse point blank to let my ANY of my Speccy ... , Jet Pac, Match Day, Repton 2, Citadel, Commando, Exploding Fist, Micro ... Sam 3 & 8, Thunderstruck 2, Sphere of Destiny, Life of ... />
    There's also a tape deck, 4 programming books, the User ...
    TechnicianSi TechnicianSi December 2011 Sales
  • Play button on tape deck does nothingFirstly this post is in relation to a CPC464 not a Spectrum but I have heard it shares the same tape mechanism as the +2 - mods feel free to move or …

    ... but I have heard it shares the same tape mechanism as the +2 ... so. There is no activity from the tape deck whatsoever on pressing play ... and rewind work just fine but it's like there is ... is something completely stopping the deck from turning only when play ...
    britain4 britain4 July 2014 Hardware
  • Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…

    ... can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loading bars are ... swap, but evidently not..
    Or... is my +2b tape deck is not ...
    blueowl0708 blueowl0708 May 2015 Hardware
  • Problems with my specs!!! Help wanted!!Hi, I newly had a zx spectrum 48+ and a Spectrum +2 and got problems with them. The keyboard of 48+ is not working. When i turn it on i see the clas…

    ... screens with my +2. It is working fine but the display is ... black and white with no colors ... output?

    Thanks all.[/QUOTE]

    For your 48K speccy ... and pop that in your +2 tape deck. The wire can easily come ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton June 2007 Hardware
  • Speccy +2 and soccer boss game for saleHi all, Having a bit of a clearout and have decided to rehome one of my +2's with a copy of alternative softwares soccer boss. The machine in quest…

    ... to rehome one of my +2's with a copy of ... me it was working fine but when I got it, it ... power socket and a knackered tape deck all of which have been ...
    BruceNorton BruceNorton June 2007 Sales
  • Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …

    ... +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape ... in Loader and 48k Basic, but I can't even get ... /cyan border. Instead the tape just runs with no effect.

    I ... I rig an external tape player to the +2 like I would ...
    Outraged Donkey Outraged Donkey July 2008 Hardware
  • Which tape deck to choose?I have just got a Spectrum 48k. Although it came with a power brick and cassette lead I have no cassette deck. I've not used a 48k since the late 80…

    ... and cassette lead I have no cassette deck.

    I've ... /> Can anyone advise a suitable tape deck to load cassettes from?
    but I'd like to use ...
    P5YCHOFOX P5YCHOFOX October 2011 Hardware
  • +2 grey tape deckDunno how much these go for but I need a tape deck along with the board that goes with it that connects to the mainboard. Mine has been dead for a w…

    Dunno how much these go for but I need a tape deck along with the board that goes with it that connects to the mainboard.

    Mine has been dead for a while but I wanted one as I plan on collecting games for the system.
    morcar morcar January 2012 Wanted
  • Modding +2 - Tape CounterGot my first Spectrum April this year and I hit 40 in July, was always a Commodore 64 user back in the day and that machine now sits side by side wit…

    ... C2N has a tape counter on it but the Spectrum doesn ... mod for an external tape deck which I will be ... the near future incase the tape deck packs up.

    ... to add a tape counter to the +2 machines, mine is ... to add an external tape deck and get hold of ...
    Grimmsqueaker Grimmsqueaker September 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum+2 Tape Deck Buzz<p>I've been messing&nbsp;with a Iss3 0500&nbsp;Spectrum +2. So far I've&nbsp;replaced the electrolytic&nbsp;capacitors, flipped the transistors, add…

    ...  with a Iss3 0500 Spectrum +2. So far I've replaced ... from the TV when the Speccy is powered on at the ... and all was still good, no buzz. Connect the datacorder and ...
    retrogamemart retrogamemart June 2015 Hardware
  • What did you pay for a SpectrumJust wondered what everyone paid for getting hold of a spectrum. I got hold of one from eBay MINT condition, both the Box and the Speccy. Paid 110 …

    My Speccy was a christmas present in 1987. It was a +2 starter ... , and the spring on the tape deck broke, but apart from that, it ... was about it...)

    No idea how much either of ... of mine found a 48K Speccy in a charity shop for ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone July 2003 Games
  • Playground Banter....Any of you peeps have playground banter at school with the C64 or Amstrad boys! I can remember at my school there was about 5 of us in my class who …

    ... he eventually swapped to a speccy. The next door neighbour had ... of the games on but jealous, hell no.

    Didnt know ... generation obviously got the C64/Speccy before the Amstrad really got ... a fair few pirates ! My 2 tape deck back then was one of ...
    psj3809 psj3809 August 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Tape loading issues - can anyone help?Hi, I have just bought a +2 which has a problem. Whenever I try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to acknowledge what I am doing. I have tried in …

    ... /cyan border. Instead the tape just runs with no effect.

    I ... not hearing sound from the tape, but I'll give you solutions ... have a grey +2 - if its a black +2 let me know ... the cable that connects the tape deck to PL12 is in good ...
    Phu Phu July 2008 Hardware
  • 1988-2018..OK This feels a little odd since it's always WhenIWasCruel who does these threads, but I've had the proxy approval from the man himself to go ahead a…

    ... 3 also had a tape deck. There's no multi-load as such ... Codemasters would say "Absolutely Brilliant!" (But it actually was).
    < ... although dreadfully cartoony on the Speccy, whereas every other version ... Gordon?

    [b]2/5[/b]

    ... ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek February 2018 Games
  • 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?

    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?
    vanpeebles vanpeebles March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Recommend Monitor for Speccy +2Just bought a speccy +2 to play on in my studio on downtime, can anyone recommend a good RGB monitor for it?? as the TV signal is a bit migrane indu…

    Just bought a speccy +2 to play on in my ... on some games, (Not all), but certain colour combinations look flickery ... . (Trashman for instance is unplayable, but other games are fine, wiered ...
    maxhall maxhall January 2009 Hardware
  • WTB: Tape deck for a SpeccyHi all, ANyone got a working tape deck that would work for my SPectrum? If possible I need one that works on 110 volts, although I could make an…

    ... />
    ANyone got a working tape deck that would work for my ...
    stulec52 stulec52 March 2009 Wanted
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive BeltHi after carefuly removing the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive Belts,i realised that i was not sure exactly how they fitted on to the pullies ,the…

    ... removing the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive Belts,i realised that ... main belt was straight forward but the bottom belt i am ...
    scarrabri scarrabri July 2010 Hardware
  • Hey Guy's & Faulty spectrum :(Hi, My first post after lurking around for a little while I thought I should really register. Now I've never owned a spectrum back in the early 1980'…

    ... and used almost daily, but alas no Spectrum, Well that ... , leads & tape deck, He had no idea if it worked ... John and his beloved speccy, so I gave him ... screen with Sinclair etc but the keyboard wont respond ... was split, still made no difference, will a new ...
    Evil-Doctor-Arserott Evil-Doctor-Arserott August 2012 Hardware
  • +2 Tape inputHi, my +2 tape player has died. It started off with most of the wires detatching at the solder points, so I rewired using a couple of images/diagra…

    Hi,

    my +2 tape player has died. It started ... mechanism plays, rewinds, fast forwards but wont load any cassettes.
    tape head connenct to the cassette ...
    rune rune April 2014 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2A Tape Deck UnitAs a result of my headache... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48020[/url] I need a tape deck unit for a Spectrum +2A (si…

    As a result of my headache... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=48020[/url]

    I need a tape deck unit for a Spectrum +2A (single belt).

    Anyone please help me save my speccy?
    dreamscape dreamscape July 2014 Wanted
  • Ebay find: Arduitape (virtual tape deck)Hi fellow Spec-Chums I just came across this interesting-looking thingy on ebay and thought i'd share with you guys: [img]http://i.ebayimg.com/imag…

    ... /> The TZXDuino/CASDuino is a tape deck replacement for 8-bit computers ... that reads tape digital files from an SD ... audio socket and an additional 2.5mm REM socket for computers ...
    The_Bert The_Bert August 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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