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Tape head demagnitisersGuys, am I right in thinking that if I make a small electromagnet out of a steel nail and some ECW, power it with a low voltage AC source, bring the …
... the nail close to a tape head, then slowly take the nail ... /> Problem is, I have a tape deck that up to now ... proved as reliable as a tape deck can be (it's ... -
Mia ? Ultimate Play the Game Tape Head CleanerI see this cassette on ebay and don't see on this site. Why ? [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZX-Spectrum-Game-Ultimate-Play-the-Game-Tape-Head-Clean…
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+2 floating tape headI know many have had problems with the +2 datacorder, but I'm not giving up easily ;) One of my stack of +2's has a working taperecorder, but it's l…
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Tape not loading - ideasI have two spectrum 48k rubbers. The tape drive is one that has a data mode and a ph mode. The data mode overrides the volume control. Prior to last…
... spectrum 48k rubbers. The tape drive is one that has ... the best I got a Tape loading error.
tape to be ok for ... tape. Can anyone think of anything else to check for? (head ... bits available to clean the tape head with/do alignment. If ... -
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 …
... try to load a tape the spectrum refuses to ... cyan border. Instead the tape just runs with no ... br /> I have tried a tape I know loads (tested it ... the screw between the tape desk and the tape controls.
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+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…
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my +2 tape player has died. It started ... the wires coming from the tape head connenct to the cassette board ... -
+2 external tape input. Best method?I've seen various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like soldering the wires directly to where the tape head connects to the tape bo…
... ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like ... directly to where the tape head connects to the tape board or tapping ... into the connector from the tape drive to the main board ... various other points on the tape board, but what is the ... -
Recent Returnee to the spectrum fold needs hardware adviceHi all. Thanks for taking the time to read this. This is my first post to this forum after I stumbled on this site just a few weeks ago, i only reg…
... worlds, ability to buy tape games when i fancy, ...
1) The +2A's tape head is worn. I've looked ... where do you buy spare tape heads?
2 ... can't play a tape from external tape reocrder into a + ... double density disks or tape over the hole which ... -
+2: 128k enhanced games no longer loading (but OK in 48k mode) :-/Having a spot of bother with my +2, a couple of my favourite games are now refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based 128k mode - Marauder (Hew…
... refusing to work in standard "Tape Loader" based 128k mode - Marauder ... to anything beyond fiddling with tape head alignment?
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Unable to load tapesHello, Can anyone help me,I have a grey 128k,When I connect everything up to my TV,I get a loading screen,but when I go to load a tape,nothing happen…
... a tape,nothing happens,the tape is going around in the tape player ... sound is coming from the tape player,what can I do ... I need to clean my tape head? Its not the leads as ... -
strange solution with bad spectrum +2 t.v. sound2 weeks ago I bought a British 128 K ZX-Spectrum +2. At first it didn't have sound on the t.v. RF output. Adjusting L5 (IC 11: MC1376 audio modulato…
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Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
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Below the tape deck is a small hole ... a note of the screw head's original position. Use a ... alter the position of the tape head. The way I done it ... was to play a tape so you could hear the ... -
Some \"newbie\" questions about the Spectrum +2I bought a +2 last week. I had never owned any of the 128k Spectrums before, nor seen them in action. I have a couple of questions; 1) Do all 128k …
... always had to adjust the tape head positioning before it would load ... .
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WANTED: Spectrum 128k (Any version) and Interface 1My poor old +2A has come down with Alzheimer's and occasionally forgets to put program names on the screen, so i am now looking for a new 128k and an…
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If you turn the tape head alignment screw a bit (there ... for a screwdriver above the tape deck buttons) thats all your ... -
CD to Speccy?Has anyone copied tape games (or TZX etc) to an audio CD? I had an idea to burn an audio CD and then connect a portable CD payer to the speccy. I'm …
... used a in-car CD "tape" head gizmo (you know, the ... ones that look like a tape, you put them in ... a car tape player, attached the other ... play the CD through the tape deck) and plugged that ... into the tape loader. Then they copied the ... -
CD to Speccy?Has anyone copied tape games (or TZX etc) to an audio CD? I had an idea to burn an audio CD and then connect a portable CD payer to the speccy. I'm …
... used a in-car CD "tape" head gizmo (you know, the ... them in a car tape player, attached the other ... play the CD through the tape deck) and plugged that ... into the tape loader. Then they copied ... if it were a normal tape. Worked a treat, apparently ... -
Speccy +2 loading problemI've just purchased a Spectrum +2 off Ebay & noticed an error when loading some titles, particularly Knightlore & Jetman. Whilst there appears to be …
Thanks for the advice, I had a feeling I may have to adjust the tape head, just like on the C64 Data Corder on which I've had plenty of practice. I just need to get a small enough screwdriver now. -
How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
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How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
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How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
i believe the tape head cleaner tape came in the double sized cyberun box?? if my memory serves me correct....although my current copy doesnt have 1 :(
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How rare is R@RE?Yes, I've been wondering this 'rare' thing. How rare, in fact, are the old Spectrum-items? I mean it seems that some Ultimate games fetch hefty piles…
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i believe the tape head cleaner tape came in the double sized ... with the inclusion of a head cleaner and generally, I think ... 'm gonna rob the cleaning tape from the Outlaws and put ... -
Microdrive Mayhem!I'm wandering if anyone can help me. I recently acquired an Interface 1 plus a couple of Microdrives. But I can't get them to work properly. The Int…
... as the microdrive is a tape based system the heads do ... the alcholhol and swabbed the tape head inside the microdrive. Let it ... -
Ultimate Games - With Head Cleaner TapeHi There I was checking some auctions on Ebay and I noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape. I have a number of questions..... Does anyone know …
... releases that came with the tape head cleaner were the double sized ... 's that definitely had a tape head cleaner included....
Amstrad ... they originally came with the tape head cleaner. Maybe someone who bought ... -
Ultimate Games - With Head Cleaner TapeHi There I was checking some auctions on Ebay and I noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape. I have a number of questions..... Does anyone know …
... Spectrum and Amstrad to the tape head cleaner list.
Gunfright ... any MSX releases had this head cleaning freebie
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Ultimate Games - With Head Cleaner TapeHi There I was checking some auctions on Ebay and I noticed Cyberrun with a Head Cleaner Tape. I have a number of questions..... Does anyone know …
... Spectrum and Amstrad to the tape head cleaner list.
Gunfright ... any MSX releases had this head cleaning freebie
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Ultimate Play the Game Head CleanerLooking for a bit of help, as I have recently come into possession of the Ultimate Play the Game Head Cleaner. Now I believe it came free with one of…
... didn't come with the Tape Head cleaner either, perhaps stock was ... and that came with the head cleaner... if only Ultimate bundled ... and can confirm if a tape head cleaner came with it ?
Describe what makes the Spectrum so special and uniqueFor me its very much a nostalgic thing. I havent even seen a spectrum or a spectrum game for real for 13 years, and so when I found this site I was j…
... load, as well as the tape head azimuth is nostalgic, although not ...Cleaning a +2AI just acquired a +2A (quite rare in Holland actually) and the casing is really dusty and dirty. Now, in ZX Format no. 9 there was a guide to clean a…
... 1 for details on the tape deck, most useful when reassembling ... the entire thing: remove the tape drive and circuit board etc ... clean the tape drive use cotton buds and tape head cleaning fluid.
tape door. Rinse the whole thing ...What's the maddest a Speccy game ever drove you????What's the maddest a game ever made you and what did you do about it?? I have plenty of memories of punching TV's, myself, sofa's etc. as, for exampl…
... i tried reloading, adjusting the tape head, adjusting the sound, eventually i ...Longest Game Loading Time................Hi peeps.... What game do you all reckon was the longest loading time?...I know alot of 128k games took ages cause of levels being loaded all at onc…
... and hours slightly adjusting the 'tape head' (i think its called the ... azimuth head or something) on copied games ... ...bastard things!!!!!
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