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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…
... -Game-Ultimate-Play-the-Game-Tape-Head-Cleaner-/291168985528?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX ... -
Problems with my +2A DatacorderHey folks, Bought a speccy from ebay, but i think its fucked. What do you think? Basically it turns on fine, but when i try load a game nothing wor…
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The whole tape mechanism "seems" to work, but ... have another look with a tape inside and see if I ... bits together to make a connection, which I imagine is supposed ... have another look at this tape head connection, and see if I notice ... -
+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…
... 's like the head is moving as the tape plays: the sound ... -
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 ... -
Datacorder "on strike" on my 128k +2AHi, I have a problem with the built-in datacorder on my +2A : The sound became "noisy" with cracks... Giving the tape recorder a little hit was the…
... 've done is ground the tape head - if it needed that, what ... you may have a loose connection somewhere - especially if you have ... the grounding wire from the tape head.
Is it random ... , press play on the tape deck without a tape in the machine ... -
Datacorder "on strike" on my 128k +2AHi, I have a problem with the built-in datacorder on my +2A : The sound became "noisy" with cracks... Giving the tape recorder a little hit was the…
... 've done is ground the tape head - if it needed that, what ... you may have a loose connection somewhere - especially if you have ... the grounding wire from the tape head.
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+2 Force Loading from external tapeHi all My tape player is shot and now thanks to my frustration not functioning what so ever i see there is a Tape/Audio port on the back of the spec…
... jack to the read head connection from the tape player therefore any sound ... -
Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…
... load Exolon from EAR-on-tape-head, wasting as little as two ... CASSETTE plug ans soldered the connection as below:
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Spectrum +2 (grey): Mod- and operation- related advices needed.Dear Sirs and Ladies, Please welcome a newbie to the “World of Spectrum” (both to the forum and, well, metaphorically). I’ve recently purchased a…
... thing (a) when connected to tape head, (b) when connected through above ... ] (a) occasionally works connected to tape head when volume is overdriven to ... not work through above CASSETE connection mod and (c) unreliably works ... -
+2B: where's the tape signal gone?So, this is what I really came here for today... I've got two +2Bs, one with an issue 1 board and some extra soldered wires, and one with an issue…
... sod all coming from the tape head.
(2) ... disconnected the plug for the tape deck and reconnected it, ... style. Still nothing from the tape head.
(3) Record ... dodgy connection somewhere deep within the bowels of the tape mechanism ... -
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…
... datacorder.
After adjusting the tape head, it loaded and saved just ... -
loading programs using taper on a spectrumHello, I have the taper program and a bunch of games in a tzx and tap file format. I'm trying to load them to my spectrum/or make copies on new caset…
... the loading of:
Horizons tape, AnoGaia.tap, Aquaplane.tzx< ... /> Loading the Horizons tape from the tape recorder (to be sure ... no problems in the speccy/tape recorder connection.
Then, using ... (alt f7, choose
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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 ... .
Prolly down to the tape deck being a bit cheap ... -
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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I've got a tape=head cleaner by ULTIMATE, I don ... -
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 ...
