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Things you hated about the speccyFor me it would be the Kempston interface coming loose and the machine crashing after a good session of waggling my joystick.
... they gave me a Spectrum+ which I had for ... until I upgraded to a +2A.
2. ... load on the +2A......:o(
3. Having to ... in 'DATACORDER' on the +2A to get 'backup' games ...
3. I remember actually heating my hands on the power supply once ... -
Getting a DISCiPLE/+D to work on a +2A/+3?Does anyone know how compatible the two interfaces could be made with the +2A/+3? I remember that there were a couple of POKEs that could get a +D t…
... I tried
with the +3 resulted in a reset: MGT ... line,
eventually killing your Spectrum 2a dead. Embarrassing, as I had ... its own
-'power supply back into the Spectrum, let MGT know, and ... -
Will Spectrum run @ 60Hz?Sorry to overlap w/ my other recent post, but want to know, if I grab a Spectrum and use it in America with a voltage converter or a different power …
... if the power being fed to the Spectrum by the power supply is DC ... , then there is no way that the Spectrum ... can even know what the source AC power Hz ... in the +3 manual must simply refer to the PSU itself and ... -
need help with power supply: AC-DC adaptorHi guys, I need some help with explanation.. My original ZX powersupply is out of order so I?m going to use ac-dc adaptor instead. In the manual for …
... unregulated, terminated with a 3.5 mm jack plug. ... unregulated, terminated with a 3.5 mm jack plug. ... .
ZX Spectrum 48K ; The power supply used should be ... unregulated, terminated with a 3.5 mm barrel plug. ...
The ZX PSU are fairly straight forward to ... -
Help! +3 won't work anymore!I've just set up my old +3 and it just won't work - it used to a few months ago but now it won't :( I'm in need of some expert help so here's the pr…
... set up my old +3 and it just won't ... unplug or reset the Spectrum then there is a ... right area.
3] After powering on the floppy ... described). I bought new +2a from ebay, took everything out ... found that:
- old power supply was fine (I tested it ... -
my dodgy speccys.hi people, i was wondering if i could engage some opinions / thoughts / ideas of anyone, regarding my current "fixing up" of my speccys, since you s…
... As for your +3 it could be a power supply fault. I bought ... the inputs off the power supply wasn't there. I ... ended up getting a replacement PSU thanks to Mr. Alchemist ... tape deck from a +2a and replace the grey ... the keycaps from a +2a onto your Grey speccy ... -
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…
... with the switching supply transistors. Poor connections on the power jack can ... RAM death too. The redesigned +2A/+3 were a hell of a ... go wrong (lol excluding the 3" drive of course, and broken ... keys on the +2A). In fact the only spectrum I have never ... -
+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. …
... circuit that forms the 5V power supply. If the transistor is at ... /LM723.pdf[/url]
The +3/+2A PSU is very simple, a schematic ... -
Noisy 2A displaymy 2A gives a fairly good display until it has to generate sound or other cpu work, which interferes with the signal, giving some "cloudy" effects …
... my experience, the +3 gives a crap picture ... previously/currently over-taxed power supply. I know you said ... supply, but how does the waveform look when the PSU ... effect of modulating the supply voltage, so audio will ... />
The +2a is a +3 minus the FDC and ... -
Using a +3 power supply to power a CPC.Hi there, I'm going to try and power a CPC6128 using a +3 power supply. The +3 supplies 12V DC 0.2A and 5V DC 2A, the CPC6128 needs 12V DC 0.4A and …
... strange, all of mine supply
+5v @ 2A,
+12V @700mA and ... the true output of a +3 PSU etc, are you sure you ... sort of thing, but the +3 output is roughly correct and ... find any info on the +3 power supply pinout, so just had to ... -
Using a +3 power supply to power a CPC.Hi there, I'm going to try and power a CPC6128 using a +3 power supply. The +3 supplies 12V DC 0.2A and 5V DC 2A, the CPC6128 needs 12V DC 0.4A and …
... on a +3 power supply.
See the +3 power supply diagram in the ... , when I tested the +3 previously, I found 2 12V ... br />
"Sinclair 128k Spectrum +2A Power Supply Unit
DC outputs ... it doesn't say "Spectrum +3" but I assumed they were ... -
Just got a Spectrum +2BThis is the first Spectrum I've ever used or owned. I got it without a video cable or power supply. I wired up a proper video cable, and I altered an…
... , rated-at-2A Amstrad power supply and a home made PSU that uses a ... rated at 2A. I suspect the rating printed on the Spectrum PSU is ... appropriately sized capacator, and the Spectrum's internal regulator will take ... -
Just got a Spectrum +2BThis is the first Spectrum I've ever used or owned. I got it without a video cable or power supply. I wired up a proper video cable, and I altered an…
... , rated-at-2A Amstrad power supply and a home made PSU that uses a ... rated at 2A. I suspect the rating printed on the Spectrum PSU is ... appropriately sized capacator, and the Spectrum's internal regulator will take ... -
Is this power supply ok?[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160104076665&fromMakeTrack=true[/url] I've bought a few items from this eBay seller and ne…
... ]http://cgi.ebay.com/REGULATED-POWER-SUPPLY-2A-3-4-5-6-7-5 ... one off the orginal UK PSU and attach it to the ... -
ZX Spectrum Power Cable on +2AHi, Today I bought a +2A, but it is lacking a power cable. I rooted around and found one, but it is for an ordinary ZX Spectrum. Will it work? This…
... is for an ordinary ZX Spectrum.
Will it work ... /> huh?
the ordinary ZX spectrum has a barrel jack type ... the Amstrad machines (+2 +2A and +3) have a din plug connector ... an old AT style PC power supply can supply the relevant voltages (is ... -
Compatible SpectrumsFollowing some recent coding exploits I've been thinking about compatibility of various models of ZX Spectrum. Yes, it's a common question on the for…
... of various models of ZX Spectrum. Yes, it's a common ... compatibility you should get a +2a/+3 and replace the ROMs with ... the memory contention issues. The +2a/+3 had different pages of contended ... joystick, tape drive and single power supply with 9V as the old ... -
3.5'' Amstrad floppy on a +3 ?Hi guys, i bought a 3.5'' drive for an Amstrad 6128, from a guy here in Greece (he makes them) [url]http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5594/amaffvrgs…
... works fine on a regular +3, it doesn't have to ... . It must work on the +2A and +2B too.
power supply.
If you want it ... its ok because you can power it from the monitor (it ... the 5V) but for the +3 you need an external PSU. -
Original Kempston interface on a +3Hello everyone, if i insert an original kempston interface in the extension port of a +3 should it work or not? I tried it and the machine didn't bo…
... It's a spectrum +2A with it has the spectrum +3 board without disk ...
I also have a spectrum +3 ( with +3E eprom). I just ... amstrad placed the power supply connector too close the +3's > ...
Is spectrum's sound bad? My spectrum +2A with +3 board is a ... -
Which is the best spectrum to have ?Just wanted to know which is the best Spectrum to have as i know some have more bugs than others. All i wanted it for was to play games on both 48k …
... compatible roms in the +2A you can cure the ... buying a +2A/+2B over the grey +2 spectrum for the ... The power supply and plug that attaches it to the spectrum is ... much more robust for the +2A (It ... 's the same transformer as the +3 - its ... -
R@RE as hens...erm...feathersI've just got back from a car boot sale this morning... Someone was selling a cassette storage drawer with a few Spectrum tapes in it for ?3.00 ... …
... with a few Spectrum tapes in it for £3.00 ... a bit ... connector was all rusty, the power supply socket was missing and the ... lone computer (no cables or PSU). All summer and half of ... -
Is it possible to use external power supply for +-12; +-5 for ZX SpectrumRecently I acquired a damaged Sinclair ZX Spectrum, issue 3B. According to the maintenance manual I have to replace TR4 and TR5. These type of transi…
... power electronics, but I thought chapter 3 of the Spectrum ... talks about an extra 5V power supply.
... supply from the collector of TR4.
The original Spectrum 48K power ... supplies were rated 9V 1.2A, so ... -
Is it possible to use external power supply for +-12; +-5 for ZX SpectrumRecently I acquired a damaged Sinclair ZX Spectrum, issue 3B. According to the maintenance manual I have to replace TR4 and TR5. These type of transi…
... but I thought chapter 3 of the Spectrum Hardware manual might ... Even the Spectrum +2 came with only a 9V 2A supply.[/QUOTE]
power supply is just sagging because the ... being supplied for 2 or 3 minutes. After replacing the ... -
128k heat sink - ULA problems and a hintHello, I had two ZX Spectrum 128k with a similar behaviour. One item worked only a short time after switching on and then there were increasing RAM …
... How much current does the power supply have to provide whilst keeping ... problem on 3 different 48K Rubber Spectrums
[*]My spectrum doesn' ... LM2576 simple switcher (output 5V 3 amp) on a little ... . Feeding the Spectrum with a regulated 8.5V PSU will help, ... -
Help with faulty +2ahi everyone I'm Nuno from Portugal I think I made poopoo with a 128k +2a motherboard I had spare for testing purposes This motherboard has always …
... of ROMS from another +2a and a +3 and the result
2a
I've tested ... /> from time to time the spectrum boots to 48k mode, the ... that I'm using a +3 power supply, but it should be ok ... -
Using a Spectrum in JapanHi all, at the moment I have a 48k Spectrum on its way (with a LOT of other stuff) to Japan where I intend to use it. So I have some fairly straight…
... m using a 9V 1A power supply and my X68000 monitor, ... know I can work the Spectrum ok, I want to ... get myself a 128K Spectrum, so I need to ... get away with a 1.2A power supply for the 128 model? ... the +3 give me the impression that suitable power supplies might ... -
ID a SpeccyI was given a rubber key Speccy a few days ago. But it has no power supply or stuff so I have no idea if it is a 16k or 48k one.. Is there anyway t…
... have any ZX power-supply. Unless it's psu to +2A/+3... Hm. Right.
power-supply although it should have stabilized ... power and changeable polarity.
I ... -
ID a SpeccyI was given a rubber key Speccy a few days ago. But it has no power supply or stuff so I have no idea if it is a 16k or 48k one.. Is there anyway t…
... have any ZX power-supply. Unless it's psu to +2A/+3... Hm. Right. < ... also test it on standard power-supply although it should have stabilized ... power and changeable polarity.
I ... a Plus 2 (grey) PSU until at least Thursday. I ... -
Spectrum + which is the original power pack?Hi everyone Which is the original power pack that came with the 48k+ plus ? Is it the cube with red letter saying ZX SPECTRUM or is it that also c…
... power pack - UK 2100 (2.1A)
The Spectrum +2A ... / +2B came with a much longer (and heavier) black power supply ...
The Spectrum +3 also came with a long black, heavy power supply ... between +2A/+2B and the +3).
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Spectrum + which is the original power pack?Hi everyone Which is the original power pack that came with the 48k+ plus ? Is it the cube with red letter saying ZX SPECTRUM or is it that also c…
... has a 9V, 2.1A power supply but no model number is ... the label (unlike the 48k PSU reporting "Euro 1400" since is ... /> I will check the +2A and +3 PSU and I let you know. -
PSU differences for the n00bHi all, im the [B]n00b[/B] in question lol Sorry folks in advance for this cos its prolly been asked a million gazillion times! Im currently in po…
... there a replacement 'generic' supply and what are the ... had the +2 or +3 moulded into the plastic. ... edge.
the power supply is just a 9v DC ... supply so a replacement is easy. I can't remember the power ... 2A I think.
If you use another PSU ...
