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  • Possible dodgy +2 - resets when loadingSo I have a grey model +2 with a recently refurbed tape deck (new belts and cleaned heads). It might be a product of bad loading, but from what I ca…

    ... +2 with a recently refurbed tape deck (new belts and cleaned heads ... but reset when using the Tape Loader option.

    Can ...
    blueowl0708 blueowl0708 August 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 little help pleaseHi all, Firstly let me say, what an amazing site this is! So much incredible detail and information, created by what looks to be a very dedicated an…

    ... 's effect....

    My tape deck packed up on my ZX ... +2, handy having the incorporated tape deck. I have replaced the drive ...
    Edge Edge September 2013 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 FaultHi fellow spectrum heads, A fellow spectrum fan here asking for your guidance with a problem im having. Right bought a zx spectrum+2 128k the grey o…

    ... adjusted the screw below the tape deck but to no avail. All ... blue border! absolutely gutted. The tape plays but theres nothing just ...
    kenny-rockit kenny-rockit December 2013 Hardware
  • Wanted: a +2A/B or +3I don't care if the tape deck / disk drive is faulty. I don't care if the case is damaged, or some of the keys don't work. I am not bothered if there…

    ... don't care if the tape deck / disk drive is faulty.
    1024MAK 1024MAK December 2013 Wanted
  • ZX Spectrum +2B for spares or repairHi, my first post here. I'm selling a ZX Spectrum +2B with Spanish keyboard. The keyboard and tape deck were tested in another +2B and worked without…

    ... keyboard.
    The keyboard and tape deck were tested in another +2B ...
    o0Nosferatu0o o0Nosferatu0o January 2014 Sales
  • Grey Spectrum 128+2 Is mine dead??Having a nice session of 128+2 playing this evening and as I was playing Paperboy I noticed a few graphical glitches that had not occured before, the…

    ... light is still on the tape deck works and I can hear ...
    sidney sidney January 2014 Hardware
  • 128+2 Help!Today the postie brought me an early Spectrum 128+2, it's a Z70700 Issue 1. Everything seems to be working ok, i.e it boots up and the keyboard work…

    ... /> I don't hear any tape noise through the TV speakers ... machine can hear from the tape?

    I decided I ... to load from a separate tape deck, the one I normally use ...
    stu232 stu232 April 2014 Hardware
  • Converting tzx/tap images to dsk imagesIs there a way to convert tap/tzx images to dsk? I ask as the emulator I use is ZERO which is prefectly fine in its own way and I do like it BUT it …

    ... fiddly when it comes on tape that multi-loads as getting ... to the start of a tape to reload the first level ... for fiddling with ZERO's tape deck.

    ANy ideas ...
    RonnieASA RonnieASA July 2014 Emulators
  • Which +2 model?Hi which +2 model is considered the best to use,most compatible ect? +2 or +2A or +2b I do have the Sinclair models but I like the keyboard and b…

    Hi which +2 model is considered the best to use,most compatible ect?

    +2 or +2A or +2b

    I do have the Sinclair models but I like the keyboard and built in tape deck for day to day use.
    hyperfan hyperfan November 2014 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…

    I've been messing with a Iss3 0500 Spectrum +2. So far I've replaced the electrolytic capacitors, flipped the transistors, added a filter to the TEA2000 chip and made the mod to C31. All this is in an effort to remove or at the least reduce the buzz coming ...
    retrogamemart retrogamemart June 2015 Hardware
  • WTF Have I Stumbled Uppon? Some Tinfoil Hat Porn?Check this link out. Whilst looking for a review of a tape deck I ended up here. What the f*** is this all about. It's like a weid site that presents…

    ... for a review of a tape deck I ended up here. What ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk July 2015 Chit chat
  • Loading games through a Kindle FireI used a couple of tools online to turn a few Commodore 16 games into files able to be played from my kindle fire into the C16 tape deck. It's nice a…

    ... kindle fire into the C16 tape deck. It's nice and easy ...
    Spector Spector September 2015 Emulators
  • +2 QuestionI own a +2 i've had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could be ready to fail, game are refusing to load. Is there any …

    ... had since 1987, recently the tape deck has become temperamental and could ... can plug in an external tape deck maybe through the sound socket ...
    zx1 zx1 October 2015 Chit chat
  • Bluetooth Cassette Adaptor For Speccies.Whilst doing some random searching this afternoon I found these Bluetooth cassette adaptors. [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ion-in-car-bluetooth…

    ... owners still waiting to enjoy tape loading, but without the hassle ... of risking of chewing a tape, or for downloading games from ... that have the old style tape deck. But nothing stopping you using ... one in a Speccy tape deck, and streaming the games wireless ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum December 2015 Hardware
  • Squeaky tapesSqueaky tapes... Throw away ? Or fixable ? Out of my collection I have three or four squeaky non-loading annoyance inducing cassettes... I can't …

    ... 't imagine it's the tape deck as it's four out ...
    retromad retromad January 2016 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 No Loading SoundHey all! Just got a +2, immaculate condition, inside AND out, comes up fine when tuned in, keys work, etc. BUT, there is zero sound coming from th…

    ... sound coming from the cassette deck. The belt is fine, ... (display issues, clicky noise from tape deck... well, multiple issues) and that ... the cables that connect the tape deck to the board, and ... although i'm sure the tape decks are practically identical for ...
    SimonLCFC SimonLCFC February 2016 Hardware
  • MIA Found - Space Stumble by Thargon ComputationsThis was found by [b]drewmunro[/b] but he was unable to get it to play on his tape deck (the tape was sticking on playback). Many thanks to him as h…

    ... it to play on his tape deck (the tape was sticking on playback ... to try in a different deck and after a couple of ... of both sides of the tape and I'll upload a ...
    blueowl0708 blueowl0708 March 2016 MIA/STP/SDP
  • What could've happened to this Spectrum?Just some speculation here. I picked up +2 grey recently, and have been wondering what work may have been done on it, as it has an 'ace repairs' war…

    ... it were dropped, or the tape deck needed a new belt (doubtful ...
    Jim M Jim M October 2016 Hardware
  • Recommend: "modern" (1994-2017) games...No, that is not a typo in the thread. *Next* christmas (i.e. 25th December 2017) it will be 30 years to the day I opened a box containing a Spectr…

    ... a volume control on the tape deck, either...

    The +2 ... fix the spring on the tape deck (which has, for most of ... it's available as a tape image that I can make ... a real tape from - Russian games that are ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2016 Games
  • +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 …

    ... to power up/down the tape deck will eliminate the noise in ... or corruption?
    When the tape deck is off, doesn't the ...
    Renegade Renegade April 2017 Hardware
  • Recent hardware acquisitionsWell, not actually that recent but I've not had time to look at them until a few days ago... Two Speccy +'s. Both are semi alive. Both have semi d…

    ... and alive apart from the tape deck no sign of motor life ... a tape on these :D I do have a working deck from ... not sure probably the same tape deck?) I had a vague idea ... them, ignoring the lack of tape counter that is.
    spider spider July 2017 Chit chat
  • Grey ZX Spectrum+2 128k Display problemHello, I have a grey ZX Spectrum+2 128k. I have the original power supply and I have recently tried to connect it up to a TV. The system appears…

    ... power on ok with the tape deck fully functional. When I use ...
    Actionmainly Actionmainly November 2017 Hardware
  • TZX/Taper headachesI've been doing a stocktake of all my Spectrum stuff, most of which I bought in a job lot a few years back, and there's a whole load of covertapes in…

    ... using my hi-fi tape deck that I made my ... a bit sticky and this tape deck has trouble turning them ...
    The best working Spectrum tape deck I have is on the ... blocks... at least the tape works enough that I can ... WAV on the hi-fi tape deck, side A with the ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone December 2017 Games
  • My 128k +2 Clean upI decided to pull my old 128k +2 and 48k rubber key out of the attic this weekend. Not been switched on in 30 years or so. The rubber key is dead …

    ... ? I want to preserve the tape deck where possible and also hoped ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC December 2018 Hardware
  • If Sinclair computers had not been sold...I was just having a random thought. If Sinclair Computers (or the rights to them, not sure how it 'worked' back then) had not been sold to Amstrad…

    ... of been a +2 with tape deck as per Amstrad had done ...
    spider spider February 2019 Hardware
  • Wafadrive noise level ?Something I thought about. I've never seen a Rotronics Wafadrive 'in action' as such, and it was "way back when" (before their price cut , iirc YS…

    ... bit louder than a regular tape deck, ie: virtually inaudible.

    spider spider July 2020 Hardware
  • what soldering / disordering equipment do you usemy experience with zx spectrum / amstrad cpc boards 1.cheap solder braid (not good) need to try some better, any recommendations when i looked i go…

    ... single sided boards like the tape deck PCB on the +2 etc ...
    mark8bit mark8bit November 2021 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 signal ...
    jjne jjne October 2022 Hardware
  • Can I convert a sna to a real tape ?Hi I just want to know if there is a way to convert a spectrum files for emulator to a real tape that I can load to my real spectrum. Or convert a r…

    ... the content of any Spectrum tape (screen$, loading schemes, pauses ... using is -

    Tape deck (with gap for azimuth alignment ... 2) Listen to tape on speakers and adjust tape azimuth with jeweller ...
    3) Sample tape to high quality soundbalster VOC ...
    Fuzzbucket Fuzzbucket October 2001 Emulators
  • tape vs diskWhy people use *.tap & *.zxs when (?)??????????(?) *.trd ?

    ... to add anything extra (IE tape deck, PC) to the front room ... rewinding/fast forwarding/worrying about tape degredation/Head alignment etc (I ...
    Keith Coles Keith Coles April 2001 Emulators
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