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Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …
... is stuck on. Usually on tape decks when play is off ... signal is sent from the tape head. Leaf switches are used to ... />
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Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …
... induction works - to let the head lose its magnetic charge and ... through it. (and hitting a tape head with a big hammer is ... -
Loading games with cassette adapter - no PLAY requiredAfter several encouragingly successful experiments with the use of cassette adapters commonly used to connect a multimedia player to a cassette-only …
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Microdrive ProblemHi everyone, I have just recently bought an Interface 1 and Microdrive off eBay. I plugged it all in and everything worked, however, it doesn't now …
... cannot get the tape close enough to the tape head to read/write ... />
Also try cleaning the tape head ( cotton wool bud).
A little bit of help.Good Evening, I am new to the ZX Spectrum so please do not grill me! I recently picked one up (being interested in Vintage/Retro Video Gaming) I ha…
... things:
1) The tape head is dirty, you can clean ... time.
2) The tape head is out of alignment. Insert ... a cross head jewelers screwdriver into the little ... not. ;)
4) The tape head is worn (very rare I ...Cleaning up an old recording?Hi folks! :smile: I recently found a bunch of old Boots C15 tapes in the loft the other day. I know what's on most of them, but there are a couple o…
... the azimuth screw on the tape head. With a bit of ... mean, LOL) when the tape is playing through the Spectrum ... the plastic case in my tape deck which lined up ... of the screw when the head was in the "play" ... a good picture of a tape head to help illustrate this ...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 ... is coming from the tape player,what can I ... I need to clean my tape head? Its not the leads ... you do not need any tape leads.
Did you ... tapes?
Cleaning the tape heads would prove useful if ...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…
... 2 has an in-built tape recorder, so you do ... not need any tape leads.
Did you ... tapes?
Cleaning the tape heads would prove useful if ... screen where you have tape loader,48k basic,etc ... tv.I have cleaned the tape head tonight and tried loading ...Strange problem with +2A tape driveI recently bought a +2A. I load software using an cassette adapter connected to a laptop. The first week or so it worked beautifully, load menu, pres…
... solution:
1) Insert tape out of the slot
tape head in constant contact with the ... tape adapter (even when turned off) ...Strange problem with +2A tape driveI recently bought a +2A. I load software using an cassette adapter connected to a laptop. The first week or so it worked beautifully, load menu, pres…
... though, if having the tape head in constant contact with the ... between the adapter head and the drive head, just a magnetic ... tape drive is somewhat more dangerous since it puts its head ... contact with the adapter head. If the tape head stays firmly in place ...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…
... of the tape amplifier (located at the tape PCB) tends ... sound (without loading a tape) the reason is that ... the tape amplifier is permanently supplied ... and hum from the tape head and amplifier is mixed ... wire. This way the tape amplifier is connected only ...Please, tell me something more about: ROTOTRONICS WAFADRIVEWhat do you think about Wafadrive? Was it a successful product in the 80's? [youtube]2yjEyoOeJrI[/youtube]
... s is they used magnetic tape which just like Sinclair ... power transformers).
The tape after constant use would become ... cartridge by stretching the magnetic tape on the cartridge, which I ... used... Magnetic fields of the tape head in the unit used for ...Most preferred tape deck?I'm in the market for a retro cassette deck for use with my speccy. Are there any particular makes/models I should keep an eye out for?
... nothing more than the occasional tape head clean, i also use it ...i dont know how to use a spectrum!uhhh sorry to elbow in to your lovely fan site, but i'm from usa (living in uk) and selling a spectrum on ebay on behalf of an english friend. I jus…
... games? is it an extra tape player connection? It seems people dont ...i dont know how to use a spectrum!uhhh sorry to elbow in to your lovely fan site, but i'm from usa (living in uk) and selling a spectrum on ebay on behalf of an english friend. I jus…
... ? is it an extra tape player connection?[/quote]Actually the standard BASIC ... this quite well. Also most tape games have instructions in their ...my first 48kHi I have just got my first 48k and I can't keep it tuned in. And when it is its not very clear. Moving text and switching to black and white. some …
... 's a hole above the tape head, where you can insert a ... settings. Oh yeah: cleaning the tape head (cleaning cassette or alcohol-dipped ... . ;)
Depending on your tape collection, this might be a ...[MIA] Spectrum User Club - GermanHi folks, Again, Tony (ADJB) gave me some samples that were tricky to convert. They are from the German Spectrum User Club: [url]http://www.worldofs…
... the time, static on the tape head or something ? his original samples ...first turboloaderAnyone know for sure what the 1st turboloader was? I remember quite clearly the first I saw was Decathlon Speedlock 1 but Splat was apparently near …
... lot of twiddling with the tape head azimuth to get Travel with ... he was sent a master tape plus inlays and cassette stickers ...Faulty Tapes/ Problems with loading from newWhile going through some of my old Speccy tapes in the cellar, I came across a copy of "Dynamite Dan" which made me remember the story of its purchas…
... adjustment of the tape recorder's read/write head (small hole+screw ... we used 2 tape recorders: one with its head adjusted [B]once ... recorded. A 2nd tape recorder where the head could be adjusted as ... rate. Before that we had 'tape head training' ;) on the ZX81, ...Transferring ZX Spectrum software from tape to digital formatAs the title says, can anyone tell me the simplest way of doing this using a normal, modern desktop PC and maybe some string? Ta.
... a tape player which has the possibility to align the head position ... hole with a screw at tape head). Use tape demagnetizers and cleaners. They ... switcher to easy align the head
[*]8 Bit 44100 ... is good for conversion. Align head for sharpest signal.
...At the Carboot sale today.Today at the carboot sale I picked up An Acorn Electron -I see these all the time, An Official Branded BBC Micro Datacassete Recorder - I'v…
... utilities
Neos mouse cheese tape, 1985 +mouse
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normal sized tape boxed Games
Tetris - ... british software, 1985 (+free tape head alignment util)
wizard ... br />
plastic double tape sized games
beam - magic ...Just brought my first ZX Spectrum+ help please!I need some help please guys! Just brought my first ZX Spectrum +, I never had one of these back in the days so I know nothing about them! All is …
... [/URL] in the computer's tape deck, other end to the ... it was, directly to the tape head on HIS +2; that, however ...Just brought my first ZX Spectrum+ help please!I need some help please guys! Just brought my first ZX Spectrum +, I never had one of these back in the days so I know nothing about them! All is …
+2a problemHi guys just got a +2a from eBay. I can get the menu screen but none of the keys work. I had a look at the membrane, and it looks faultless. Anyone…
... is some corrosion on the tape head, which I'll clean when ...A hello and a questionFirst of all I'd like to introduce myself (it would be rude not to :D !). My name is Ben and I am the proud owner of a rubber keyed 48K and a 128k+2…
... which are fine for one tape might not be for another ... in the 1980s was a tape head demagnetizer. Over time the frequency ... to consider is cleaning the tape heads. Some tapes were difficult ...Most Expensive/Collectible Games?I'm just curious. I have absolutely no idea what games are worth in Speccy collectors' circles. On Youtube there are a million videos telling you a…
... does have a very useful tape head azimuth alignment utility. If things ... quality as you adjust the tape head. I used that far more ...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…
... 65000.
Run a tape through, and if any signal ... from the PCB to the tape head etc.
If you ...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…
... 65000.
Run a tape through, and if any signal ... from the PCB to the tape head etc.
If you ... I press play on the tape it doesn't seem to ...Fixing/modding my new +3Hi, In december I won an auction for a working +3 with a dead floppy drive, + a Multiface 3, some disks and tapes, for a very low price (I think nob…
... case, but certainly keeping the tape player, and adding an ... audio input directly where the tape head is connected on the amplifier ... with an old mini Sony tape recorder, using its amplified ... iPhone, .tap, .tzx... using "Speccy Tape".
And in working order ...+2a no sound from rfHi, finally got my +2 working, the sound was working through the TV, then it started to crackle, which got worse and then the sound went. Sound is w…
... you're not using the tape deck, you can disconnect the ... . In the default config - the tape head amplifies all sorts of unwanted ...
