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I have returned! This time with no tape problems!Hello all. Some of you may remember me from about a month or so ago with this little spawn of satan... :lol: [IMG]http://www.ridgedpixel.co.uk/proj…
... working ok apart from the tape unit which had a extremely ... strange tape issue which the speed would ... the place...
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Alignment tape??There was a thread not long back about a cassette head alignment tape that was added to a particular game. I am sure it was an alignment tape but i c…
There was a thread not long back about a cassette head alignment tape that was added to a particular game. I am sure it was an alignment tape but i can find the thread. -
Recommended tape player for preserving software?Just wondering if any of those involved with preserving software have a recommended tape player? Do you use a regular one, or something a bit more u…
Just wondering if any of those involved with preserving software have a recommended tape player? Do you use a regular one, or something a bit more upmarket - like one with dual capstan, 3 head etc? -
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…
... sending the sound through a tape adapter into the +2. ... off the top of my head. Others with 128K extras ( ... />
Before anyone suggests cleaning the tape heads, I do that as ... unearthed a Radio Shack branded head demagnetiser (which shows how old ... -
Reviving a Microdrive (and its notoriously fragile media)eBay has been getting a [i]lot[/i] of business out of me lately, which brings me to this... Context: some years ago I bought a job lot of Spectrum…
... +3 disc drive working again - cleaning, fitting a new belt, checking ... pad (and probably give the head another polish for good measure ... do this just pulling the tape out of the cartridge slightly ... and risk an endlessly looped tape spilling out all over the ... -
The R-Tape loading Era. An Easter story?R-Tape loading era Nostalgia's a funny thing you know. You might remember what at the time seemed a damn nuisance, only to recall it much later…
... an era when cassette tape loading and saving of ... cure for the dreaded R-Tape loading error.
tape recorder back and forth ... played havoc on the tape heads, hence the need ... a lightbulb over my head, the computer actually needed ... -
Tape Recorder with "data mode" (+ 'monitor' and 'phase shift')Another one saved from the thrash bin. :) [img]https://i.ibb.co/BrBRbXy/Fotografia4158.jpg[/img] Not in as good condition as the previous one…
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Unfortunately the tape lid has the hinges broken ... but still, after a through cleaning/lubing of deck mechanism and ... recoring being played by the tape player at a pleasently fixed ... -
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 ;-) …
... bit scratched and needed some cleaning, but after taking the membrane ... few known working games from tape, but without luck. Both a ... -
+2 external tape adapter.Hi All, So after fixing my +2, there's a problem with the lack of a tape system to load games. So I got one of those car MP3 adapters that looks l…
... adapters that looks like a tape, removed the internal mechanism, ... the +2 cover with the tape inside. Soldered on a mono ... I push Play, the tape deck head engages with the cassette audio ... having to install tape ports to load from tape.
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Microdrive repair and D80 snapshottingFirst off - Hi. :) I should really have registered on here aeons ago. Second - I have on one of my old microdrives my only original copy of the Chao…
... /> You could also try cleaning the microdrive head if you haven't ... the little pad under the tape, retensioned it's legs and ... -
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…
... agree with Gods on the cleaning agent. Isopropanol alcohol is your ... head clean hasn't worked as this setting does varie from tape ... to tape. When you tune this ... have something wrong with the tape recorder internally that is maybe ... -
Microdrive wont LOAD - Help PleaseI have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and Backups. I have tried to read and load from any number of the cartridges all seem…
The microdrive is just a tape drive.
Has anyone tried cleaning the head on these? There will be some oxidation on the head + worn off oxide from the tapes which, over time can cause problems even on cassettes. -
Microdrive wont LOAD - Help PleaseI have many Microdrive cartridges containing Original Programs and Backups. I have tried to read and load from any number of the cartridges all seem…
[QUOTE=alchresearch;214106]Surely the tape in the cartridges is going ... recovered and other methods like cleaning the head which I may need ... -
microdrive on PC?is there a way to connect real microdrive to USB on PC or RS232 or something like that (in order to transfer its image from emulator)?
Cleaning the tape heads with tape cleaner can make a big ... " which wipes the tape as it moves past the head. Even if ... -
Problem with MicrodrivesI know most of the my microdrives are still readable as 90% of the stuff on them was recovered but when I try and load them in the drive I have it ju…
... is there a head, like a tape recorder, that needs cleaning? Anything else ... . its supposed to push the tape close to the head. -
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…
... hearing one case where the tape loader was highlighted on boot ... the extended central read head if so the heads do need cleaning. -
Weird problem with WAV'sI have a (probably) weird problem trying to load games from my netbook with my rubber keyed 48k. If I try to load a WAV file through media player to…
... of all, do original commercial tape load ok with the same ... tape player on both spectrums ?
... the casseteplayer head or head alignment.
You can try cleaning it and ... align the head with the use of an original commercial tape.
Sony WalkmanHas anyone tried (and succeeded) in loading games using a Sony Walkman, or other small/portable tape unit? Does it have the umph to do it? Just wonde…
When my tape decks didn't work (my ... very rare and despite head adjustment and cleaning etc, I could rely ...+2A loadingHey - I've been asking on some other threads - but this is the best one to use i think: Only just got myself a +2A and got it working...... I loaded…
... /> I did put a tape cleaner through it - that ... the cheapest possible 'DATA' tape they could to keep ... mention you've used a cleaning cassette. Unfortunately these don ... a spool of leader tape, you might as well ... the erase, play/rec head, pinch roller, and pinch ...cassette player volumesHi - is it possible / likely that over time a stand-a-lone (i.e. not +2) cassette player loses some of its high end volume? Some games that used t…
... clean the playback / record head using isoprophyl alcohol (used to ... 'demagnetising tape'). There is a procedure for demagnetising the head that I ... you've got a tape bias test tape you've no idea ... or knocked.
If cleaning the heads and demag fails ...cassette player volumesHi - is it possible / likely that over time a stand-a-lone (i.e. not +2) cassette player loses some of its high end volume? Some games that used t…
... cleaning rubber but it's not as bad. Plus, your tape ... buy chamois sticks. When cleaning you must make sure ... on the head or anywhere in the tape path. Lastly ... the head needs to ... this by giving the head a little polish with ...+2 grey tape 'pre echo'Previously posted this in the hardware updates section by mistake. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. Just picked up a grey +2 and…
... "]Have you tried an azimuth head aligner, or screwdriver, to ... loading errors which cleaning and demagging the heads / tape path wouldn't ... fix. Tape loaded fine, several ... that an out of alignment head could cause this effect. ...Making your own tapesTowards the end of last year [url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/discussion/53607/recommend-modern-1994-2017-games]I dropped in here to ask a…
... drive belts that operate the tape mechanism are fine - ... recorded Seventh Son onto this tape - and on playback ... been looking for a head demagnetiser on eBay, just ... with one of those cleaning tapes that has cogs ... of sponge over the head and the pinch roller ...Atari ST Thread.I've just purchased a 4mb upgrade for my Atari STe. I always loved my STe, which I got in 1990, amost as much as my ZX spectrum. Way back in 1991 I h…
... the magnet slot in the head that actually performs the reading ... heads, preferably with chamois cleaning sticks (a cleaning disk is unlikely to ... using either double sided foam tape, or glue. Over the years ...Questions about microdrivesHi! Bought an Interface 1 and two microdrives along with around 10 microdrive cartridges. Installed (great but very expensive) vdrive zx into one …
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2) Cleaning the head once is not enough. I ... I then checked the head again and sure enough it ... . I guess when the tape gets exercised again after so ... few times each, the head seems to stay clean. ... I cleaned the head of my tape deck at least ...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…
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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 real zx files to the emulator ?
ThanksHead Coach - where can i find it to download?Does anyone remember a game for the spectrum , called Head Coach? It was a very simple coaching american football game, and was very basic, and very…
... game for the spectrum , called Head Coach? It was a very ...Wanted:Installation Tape/File for Disciple Interface (ZX Spectrum)Need to rescusitate my Disciple Interface. The last time I worked with it - I fitted it with a new chip - that uses DOS version after 3b. That was …
... on the installation tape / diskette.
The tape now cannot load ...Spectrum +3 tape to discHi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.
Hi I have ZX Spectrum +3 and about 20 blank disks, I need to know if there is a way to copy games from tape to disk i.e a basic program I could write.loading tape prog. on an emu on pci was wondering if it was possible to run original tape programs onto a pc emulator(I have the zx32 emulator). I tried this, typing LOAD''" in the em…
... was possible to run original tape programs onto a pc emulator ... /> DISK CAN"T BOOT / NO TAPE LOADED
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