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  • +2 Tape Deck - blue wireFound that the blue wire that connects to the Z70501 tape circuit board has broken off, to what part should it be resoldered to - please a nice clear…

    Found that the blue wire that connects to the Z70501 tape circuit board has broken off, to what part should it be resoldered to - please a nice clear photo would do.
    Thank you. Mat
    MatGubbins MatGubbins March 2014 Hardware
  • Tape loading on harlequinHi guys As per other thread I have completed my harlequin 48k build and it's working really well, I have a super card and loaded all kinds and pla…

    ... pop in mo th mole tape fro. My pkus2b and press ... no program name so think tape my be misaligned so try ... same tapes on same Sony tape and all load perfectly fine ... 's down to the harlequin tape circuit.
    Anyone have any idea ...
    caver99 caver99 December 2017 Hardware
  • Audio input on a +2would it be possible to connect an external tape recorder to the socket at the back,or would something bad happen?

    ... spectrums have protection in the tape circuit: Yes - as you have ... +2 have protection in the tape circuit: No. It has an ... internal tape deck and the +2 ... know the specifications of the tape deck and the user ... I would love such a circuit so I can plug ...
    MrCheese MrCheese March 2007 Hardware
  • Blown standard divideI recently bought a SIY divide kit from Papaya labs and after i soldered everything, it worked perfectly. I've used it 5-6 times without problems (Fa…

    ... for burning the power circuit transistor because this transistor is only for +12V ...
    ingo ingo April 2008 Hardware
  • Blown standard divideI recently bought a SIY divide kit from Papaya labs and after i soldered everything, it worked perfectly. I've used it 5-6 times without problems (Fa…

    ... for burning the power circuit transistor because this transistor is only for +12V ...
    gtsamour gtsamour April 2008 Hardware
  • 48K Spectrum gone deaf?Hi Someone recently gave me a rubber-keyed 48k ZX Spectrum which they'd tucked under a bed for years and said needed repairing. I tested it using m…

    ... load from tape you'll need to trace the circuit from the ... on various parts of the circuit, and from that find out ... is not working well. The tape circuit is pretty simple to rework ...
    Winston Winston January 2010 Hardware
  • +2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…

    ... the toasty have the same tape connectors as the 48K machines ... it down and check that tape circuit!)
    Macc Macc December 2010 Hardware
  • +2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…

    ... it down and check that tape circuit!)[/QUOTE]



    tape to load.

    Old ... the 128K but had a tape deck added etc etc.
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • Tape loading for realHi, Having failed to load anything from my laptop or phone into my 48k, I have sourced a data recorder. An acorn ALF03. When I received the item I …

    ... or the output of the tape recorder isn't sufficiently strong ... optimized for the BBC Micro tape circuit) will require measuring the signal ... of it) for the Spectrum tape input circuit not to work (although ...
    Winston Winston October 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k ProblemsHi all Got my 48k today but it's playing up abit... First time i turn it on it was like this: [IMG]http://s26.postimg.org/hlg9d3f3d/IMG_20140830_…

    So removing resistors in the tape circuit could actually work?

    ... in damage if an original tape-deck was plugged in by ...
    TheTurnipKing TheTurnipKing September 2014 Hardware
  • So tell me (in English) about πBacteriaI read a tantalizing snippet on another thread about something called '&#960;Bacteria'. It seems that this tiny piece of software is a bare-metal Spe…

    ... interface emulated. It supports real tape loading, you can see a ... original rubber speccy.
    [*]Small tape circuit to digitalize analog EAR input ...
    antoniovillena antoniovillena December 2014 Emulators
  • What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?

    ... ’s possible to tweak the tape circuit with some extra electronics so ... azimuth.

    Basically, the circuit takes any messy audio signal ... /> JoulesPerColoumb talks about such a circuit in one of his excellent ...
    colonel32 colonel32 August 2019 Chit chat
  • What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?

    ... ’s possible to tweak the tape circuit with some extra electronics so ... azimuth.

    Basically, the circuit takes any messy audio signal ... /> JoulesPerColoumb talks about such a circuit in one of his excellent ...
    Renegade Renegade August 2019 Chit chat
  • What % of WOSSERS use "old school" tape loading when playing their Speccy games.My guess is .000000001% ( but I might be slightly out on this! ) Do people still enjoy doing it "the old way"?

    ... possible to tweak the tape circuit with some extra electronics ... />
    Basically, the circuit takes any messy audio signal ... talks about such a circuit in one of his ...
    JoulesperCoulomb’s Schmitt trigger circuit is here:

    ...
    colonel32 colonel32 August 2019 Chit chat
  • 2 x Spectrum cases,2 bust mobos,2 tape decks,2 Keyboards Free stuffHi,I am having a clear out of my old stuff I have the following to give away if who ever wants the stuff,pays the postage. 1 x Black 128+2 case ok c…

    ... reason.

    The internal tape decks from both machines still ... on the 1 the video circuit failed and on the other ...
    Dr_Frankenmiga Dr_Frankenmiga October 2004 Sales
  • +3 compositve video out problemToday, I've tried to put a composite video out in my +3. I've built the circuit proposed [url=http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#composi…

    ... +3. I've built the circuit proposed [url=http://www.secarica ... 've built the left circuit (3 diodes, a transistor, and two resistances ... GND marking in the missing tape connector.

    I ... diodos, dos resistencias y el transistor) y lo he conectado as ...
    Zup Zup August 2008 Hardware
  • Possible tape loading modI've got an idea for improving the reliability of loading from mp3 players or computer soundcards on the +3 or Black +2... It seems to work but I ju…

    ... simulation of the +3 tape loading circuit seems to confirm that it ...
    guesser guesser October 2010 Hardware
  • Broken keyboard due to broken ULARecalling csmith's thread about dead ULAs, a thread appeared in the Zonadepruebas (Spanish) forum regarding... a dead ULA, but only a partially dead …

    ... including loading a game from tape and playing it. This meant ... to the ULA, so the transistor must have been working.
    circuit.

    The circuit is a tristate ... in one of the transistor's pins (the transistor on top of ...
    Winston Winston October 2010 Hardware
  • Correction of +2 hardware errorsThis is a collection of various pieces of information picked up from various places, including a lot from this forum. I have edited it and reworded i…

    ... "ULA").
    TR7 is the transistor that pulls the ULA's ... generated sounds.

    The circuit diagram shows video output options ... noise is caused by the tape amplifier. It is permanently supplied ... line of the cable between tape drive and computer and ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK January 2013 Hardware
  • Currys IF+ECHO KEYBOARD+ORIGINAL TAPEHi! I'm looking for this, [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008524[/url] Organ Master tape [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…

    ... ?id=0008524[/url] Organ Master tape
    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum ... take some pictures of the circuit, and send them to me ...
    DaRkHoRaCe DaRkHoRaCe February 2013 Wanted
  • Flashing coloured blocks - diagnosisHiya, hope this is the right place for this... Was given an Issue 2 48K by a someone yesterday that hasn't been powered on in 20 years, which works …

    ... to the voltage regulator, TR4 transistor, ULA, or RAM. I've ... to go about testing the transistor and what values to expect ... them would indicate a short circuit, and they're all cold ... I've found the Speccy Tape app which is amazing. Have ...
    junosix junosix April 2013 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 ... the wires coming from the tape head connenct to the cassette ... the ear socket, the cassette circuit diagram or advice how to ...
    rune rune April 2014 Hardware
  • +3 Tape/SoundIve used a plug in socket doubler adapter so i can have a load cable and the cable for my external speakers plugged in at the same time now all thoug…

    ... have the volume protection circuit on the tape/sound socket?
    ive ...
    zedexspectrum zedexspectrum July 2014 Hardware
  • ZX Taper - tape recorder simulator based on AVR ATmega128.I was busy over last few months playing with a tape recorder simulator created by [url="http://trolsoft.ru/en/sch/zx-tapper"]TrolSoft[/url]. Make the…

    ... few months playing with a tape recorder simulator created by [url ... the concept of substitution the tape player with a small device ... PCB, modified the audio input circuit, because it didn't work ...
    Claudius Claudius November 2017 Hardware
  • Power supply voltage regulator circuitRelating to [url="https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/56142/"]this topic[/url] I have managed to acquire this little accessory, which I…

    ... .
    Why would that particular transistor have been the choice of ... a quick drawing of the circuit as I probed inside (pardon ...
    Renegade Renegade June 2019 Hardware
  • +2A PSU - power transistor substitute?I used a +2A PSU on a newly acquired Speccy for the first time in quite a while earlier, it was causing apparent issues in that starting the tape dec…

    ... issues in that starting the tape deck was causing the RF ... PSU it appears the power transistor which I've interpreted to ... advise what a good replacement transistor might be for this application ...
    jjne jjne October 2022 Hardware
  • +3 soundhello there, just a quick-fire question today. i'm kinda keen on the idea of using my +3 quite a bit, particularly if i bother to to actually sort …

    ... cutting 1 track/desoldering 1 transistor, and adding a 220 ohm ... /> I agree that the ACB circuit looks very complicated, the guy ... dared do was solder a tape cable onto my +3 when ...
    guesser guesser June 2006 Hardware
  • Sinclair PC 200 - RF questionIs there any compatibility regarding the RF output of the sinclair pc 200? This week i got my 2nd unit and in both of them, when connected through R…

    ... of the fact that the tape in a VCR stretches and ... supply at modulator or video circuit is ok. Therefore you can ... further reason can be a transistor with a too small amplification ...
    ingo ingo September 2008 Hardware
  • Few +3 & +2A questionsI don't know those models too good, so my questions can be quite stupid. Spectrum +3 has a sound distortion problem. Do all +3 models suffer from it…

    ... a one stage common-emitter transistor. In practice, they have ... +3B), has the sound circuit fixed. Also, the sound on ... a Spectrum +3 with tape deck instead of disk ... plug +2A to external tape deck like a +3 ... brand new Spectrum +3 tape lead from the 'Sinclair ...
    Hercules Hercules June 2009 Hardware
  • issue 2 sound /loading problemsHello im a newbie to the forum ..have owned spectrums for years..I have a issue 2 board in a dk tronics keyboard that i purchased off of ebay..works …

    ... an amplifying transistor to the speaker output / ear / mic circuit, which issue ... that, of the ear / mic circuit.

    You could ... try that if loading from tape still works.

    In ... :[LIST]
    [*]Use good old tape recorder (yeah I know it ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie December 2009 Hardware
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