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  • +2 tape input protectionI'll start this by admitting I've not checked on a 48K or Toasty-Rack diagram to see how the tape input is actually wired in but what I'm asking is f…

    ... external audio device to provide tape signal IN to the spectrum ... create a Schmitt trigger input circuit using an op-amp.
    Peter Mulholland Peter Mulholland February 2017 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... ribbon cables attach to the circuit board, the one nearest ... would be buried under the circuit board and [url=http ...
    [quote]2> The Tape/Sound jack socket on any ... to use an external tape deck to load programs ... the "+3 with a tape deck" might still have ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Hardware
  • Getting a +3 working again (keyboard & tape socket issues)So, as part of my Spectrum restoration project I will also try to tackle the problem child among my fleet, the +3. PROBLEM ONE: Ever since I firs…

    ... the silver pad on the circuit board that Peter mentioned above ... 's a problem with the circuit board, not the keys. ... the Keyboard Y slot and TAPE/SOUND socket a good ... twin drive belts, a replacement TAPE/SOUND socket and a Disc ... earth wire to the circuit board?
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Hardware
  • Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …

    ... 'fixes' for the +3 sound circuit.[/quote]
    ...I thought I ... manage to save anything to tape if the same distorted mess ... was sent down the TAPE/SOUND socket (which I still ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …

    ... manage to save anything to tape if the same distorted mess ... was sent down the TAPE/SOUND socket (which I still ... the section of the audio circuit that handles this. The fault ... . The loading and saving to tape is also not affected.
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …

    ... of the pins will short-circuit with their neighbours, but I ... a mile of black insulating tape, the overall impression is of ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Purchasing Advice for an ignorant AmericanHello, I am a retro computer enthusiast who lives in the United States. I am currently looking into importing a model from the UK, and would like whi…

    ... are different) is like any tape recorder left on a shelf ... they run unevenly and the tape playback 'surges' in speed with ... soldered directly onto the main circuit board of the computer.
    joefish joefish February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Scart Leads for spectrumHi, I was going through my stuff the other day and found I have all the bits for making spectrum scart leads. I was going to ebay them but thought …

    ... short-circuit I've already doctored with a bit of insulation tape ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone February 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Wanted - Space Raiders ROM CartridgeI keep an eye on eBay and there's a Space Raiders ROM cartridge up for sale at the moment, but I don't think it's worth £70 for such a tatty box. …

    ... II to examine the Joystick circuit.

    Then I fancied ... and runs like any normal tape game. Something that actually runs ...
    joefish joefish March 2017 Wanted
  • +2 grey - datacorder on/off switch?Hi everyone. Building a simple on/off switch to power up/down the tape deck will eliminate the noise in sound output? Is this a safe approach or …

    ... and restore +5V to deck circuit some artifacts appear on screen ... the +5v line going to tape deck circuit (just before the switch ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …

    ... Speccy : it had one sided tape stuck on both sides of ... sink under the regulator : the tape was so old looking that ... with though my understanding of circuit diagrams and technical drawings needs ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    ... br />
    Full +2 tape recorder schematic / info
    ... />
    GOD may wrote "TAPE/..." because firsts 2A had the ...
    INTensai brand external tape recorder and even a portable ... different components, values or circuit layouts that cause this ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 datacorderHi, my Spectrum +2 datacorder isn't working. Does anyone know if I can still load software through the tape/sound socket at the back of the machine i…

    ... it's just the same circuit of the issue 3 board ... not tested with an external tape recorder saving a program to ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k 2a or not 2b....Just picked up a +2 black case version and I'm in as little bit of a quagmire, The case is definitely black, has '+2A' stamped on the bottom, but in…

    The circuit is designed to receive an audio signal at the tape input ...
    guesser guesser April 2017 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k 2a or not 2b....Just picked up a +2 black case version and I'm in as little bit of a quagmire, The case is definitely black, has '+2A' stamped on the bottom, but in…

    ... socket to a +3 style tape/sound socket though.[/quote]
    tape/sound socket as a ear ... moved to under circuit board (it was ugly), tape/sound socket has ...
    povvercrazy povvercrazy April 2017 Hardware
  • Cheapo Quiz by Ron's Dog.Some games with alternative words or slightly cryptic clues 1; links response (5,8) 2; murderer circle (6,4) 3; midget lap (5,7) 4; a…

    ... lap (5,7)[/s] = Short Circuit - rich_chandler
    [s]4; agent ... Birds and the Bees - R-Tape
    7; coconut chocolate bar ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins August 2017 Games
  • Cheapo Quiz by Ron's Dog.Some games with alternative words or slightly cryptic clues 1; links response (5,8) 2; murderer circle (6,4) 3; midget lap (5,7) 4; a…

    ... lap (5,7)[/s] = Short Circuit - rich_chandler
    [s]4; agent ... Birds and the Bees - R-Tape
    [s]7; coconut chocolate ...
    MatGubbins MatGubbins August 2017 Games
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... current socket is a circuit board with a gigantic ... the volume of your tape recorder to about three-quarters ... 60 into a hi-fi tape recorder, every game except ... Godkiller loaded from the tape on the +2B. I ... an error in the tape itself to explain Godkiller ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone October 2017 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…

    ... toothpick tune-up in the TAPE/SOUND socket and it'll ... I was to attack its circuit board with a soldering iron ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • Troubleshooting my +2To put this in context: a while back (i.e. late last year and earlier this year) I was looking to put together a compilation of modern Spectrum games…

    ... took some photos of the circuit boards in my other four ... works properly but has no tape input (called "Ricky" on the ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 repairI have my first +3 here, and it needs repairs. Hoping someone here can help me out. When I power it on I get this screen with black and white line…

    ... />
    These are the original circuit boards: [url=http://www.rickdangerous ... a shiny coating on the circuit board which makes terrible reflections ... ; never mind the non-working TAPE/SOUND socket and the dodgy ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone December 2017 Hardware
  • The Amazon Key, what a great idea!Nowadays, lots of people order things online, and get the items sent to their homes. And inevitably of course, sometimes the delivery driver will att…

    ... is easily cloned with a tape recorder head, a bit of ... video tape and a pritt-stick. And ... serial data contacts on the circuit board and more than enough ...
    joefish joefish December 2017 Chit chat
  • "Made by the ton" softwareGag time The obvious one is "Make a chip" Published by Sinclair Research and written by Incognito Software . For some reason this was produced…

    ... Cobra ,Mutants , Green Beret , Short Circuit ; Great Escape , The : Yie Ar ... games with the earlier mentioned Tape packages . The disks bring a ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio January 2018 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I've bought a HIFI tape deck in 2018 - For the Love of Compact Cassettes.You may think it odd, but I've just brought a HIFI cassette recorder in 2018. I had a crappy one I picked up at a charity shop (goodwill), which sque…

    ... Ebay and used it's circuit board to fix mine. Odd ... a chipped off bit of circuit board on the corner. Thankfully ... 've had it with Ebay tape decks, they do not survive ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk November 2018 Chit chat
  • ZX Spectrum +2A - problems loading from tapeI recently acquired a ZX Spectrum +2A, now the only item in my collection to be found is a [b]+2B[/b], and I got all from the MK14 to the PC200 ;-) …

    ... . Do this while listening the tape, you should hear the sound ... actual switch on the datacorders circuit board, and work the switch ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum April 2019 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... for tape saving etc but it's in the same circuit and ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... hooked up my proper tape player to the plus ... 1 Vpp to load from tape reliably. Ideally, closer ... old resistor out of circuit when I get a ... ]

    In-circuit measurements are notoriously wonky. You ... can successfully load from tape, chances are D36–38 ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore May 2019 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... start eliminating parts of the circuit. At this point I’m ... took C38 out of the circuit, you could detect a sine ... the 48K BASIC code onto “tape” and reload it so you ...
    Ast_A_Moore Ast_A_Moore May 2019 Hardware
  • +3 - beeper sounds but no AY musicHi guys I am repairing a plus 3 revision 2 board that had no sound at all. Using schematics from https://zxnet.co.uk/spectrum/schematics/ I manage…

    ... start eliminating parts of the circuit. At this point I’m ... took C38 out of the circuit, you could detect a sine ... the 48K BASIC code onto “tape” and reload it so you ...
    colourclash colourclash May 2019 Hardware
  • Frankie's ZX Spectrum DigoutsWell, time has come to contribute :-) I got this huge collection of pirat tapes I bought from someone over here in Denmark in the late 90s, a tota…

    ... 1983
    [b]Company:[/b] Circuit Design (Denmark)
    [b]Re ... tape label (side A and B), and PDF file of manual/circuit ... diagram.
    [b]Source:[/b] From original tape
    Circuit Design fra Jan Soelberg'.
    Frankie Frankie June 2019 MIA/STP/SDP
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