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  • Was the Sinclair 128k the same as the 128k +2?I only ever played on a 48k Speccy a few times and I owned a +2 and that's it. Was the Sinclair 128 the same as the 128+2? I mean you could play a 1…

    ... ]How would you connect a tape deck to a +2 then ... PC soundcards with lower output voltage. I am using one of ...
    cygnus cygnus May 2011 Hardware
  • 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 …

    ... cassette adapter that induces enough voltage in the cassette heads to ... severily magnetized, possibly damaging any tape you use later with the ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix June 2011 Hardware
  • 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 …

    ... cassette adapter that induces enough voltage in the cassette heads to ... severily magnetized, possibly damaging any tape you use later with the ... .

    A cleaner/demagnetizer tape could do the job, should ... the adapter as a real tape, i.e. pressing PLAY ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu June 2011 Hardware
  • Which support do you use for loading software?Hi all, It's been a while since i came here... Nevertheless, a question came into my mind... Which support (hardware) do you use for loading into s…

    ... AA, AAA or other low-voltage battery then the chances are ... needed for high-dynamic range tape data. I never had any ...
    kphair kphair August 2011 Hardware
  • Improving the Spectrum +2's Cassette RecorderHi people, Nice techie question here! I have a Spectrum +2 (grey). Actually, I have several. I'm trying to get this particular one to load tapes be…

    ... pulled off an old broken tape deck.

    Edit:
    voltage going to the motor a ...
    FrankT FrankT October 2011 Hardware
  • speccy sound input sensivityis there a way to increase sound input sensivity of 48K spectrums? As most of us trying to transfer tape files to spectrum via our onboard soundcard…

    ... to the input limiting the voltage to about 4 V peak ... connect them between the mic/tape pin and 0v. If you ... does is cut out low voltage signals to reduce sensitivity to ...
    guesser guesser January 2012 Hardware
  • New project: CargandoLeches. Ultraloads with ROMHi This project has started months ago, between decicoder, macleod and me. Uses the best modulation of k7zx (throwing shavings). But this ultraloa…

    ... you are playing a regular tape from one that has been ... modified cable only outputs double voltage, so the loading is a ... audio source has a low voltage.


    [QUOTE=kgmcneil ...
    antoniovillena antoniovillena February 2012 Development
  • Another BUG play tapes, in ALL EMULATORs when press STOP1 FOR n=1 TO 20 : PRINT IN 254 : NEXT n : PRINT AT 0,0 : GOTO 1 RUN Type this simple code, load a TZX, pres PLAY, when ear input change between 191 …

    ... dependent on whatever value the tape player is feeding to the ... /> Yes, but in emulator the tape load, used pause instead of ... magnetic of tape not change, and not generate output voltage.

    tape player are diferents. But in ...
    Z80user Z80user March 2012 Emulators
  • Another BUG play tapes, in ALL EMULATORs when press STOP1 FOR n=1 TO 20 : PRINT IN 254 : NEXT n : PRINT AT 0,0 : GOTO 1 RUN Type this simple code, load a TZX, pres PLAY, when ear input change between 191 …

    ... Yes, but in emulator the tape load, used pause instead of ... stop.
    In normal play tape, when stop, the line go ... magnetic of tape not change, and not generate output voltage.[/quote]
    tape recorder are wired. Magnetic tape is about edges ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall March 2012 Emulators
  • BUG in zxspin and SpecEmu - read Loading speed in WAV fileI'm created a new save, but it can run at 44.1 KHz, to test it, i make a new file from WAV 44.1 KHz to 88.2 KHz. Load this file in a emulator zx-spin…

    ... the real speed off the tape. Maybe those tracktor wheels ... to keep a relatively constant tape speed, however the following ... earlier posts):

    Tape stretching (remember all the warnings ... flywheel
    Variance in voltage supplied to the drive motor ...
    JeffB JeffB April 2012 Emulators
  • Modulator oddness - previous owner's mod?Hello, just bought a rubber key 48k Issue 3 I'm trying to fix up. I'm wanting to do a composite video out mod ( n00b at this) but the "spare" hole in…

    ... back the sticky tape, pulled off the tape goo and stuck the ... , so I checked out the voltage regulator and it was putting ... get it to load a tape. I don't have a ... . I don't have a tape deck any more, I'm ...
    beelzebubbles beelzebubbles May 2012 Hardware
  • Internal amp and signal cleaner for tape inHello! Is there known to work INTERNAL schematic which cleans signal from tape in and amplifies it. I need such thing so i can load from my smartpho…

    ... tape I/O pin. For example at what voltage ... an input signal, what voltage it tends towards when ... 0 with a smaller voltage swing. I increased sensitivity ... example 2x the voltage swing on the tape input, I' ... amplification (LM386 has 20x voltage gain [I]minimum[/I]? ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie July 2012 Hardware
  • All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…

    ... disk and as you say tape over the HD hole and ... />
    I read that the voltage is different however and the ... :

    1. disks with tape over the HD hole look ...
    bigredjennings bigredjennings July 2012 Hardware
  • All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…

    ... read too that the head voltage for writing is different for ... was about different issue: WHY tape the hole at all? Why ...
    ArtemKuchin ArtemKuchin July 2012 Hardware
  • All going well with the 3.5" driveFolks, all going well thanks to you lot on here... I now have a +3 with an external 3.5" floppy and can write .dsk images using samdisk - all very e…

    ... read too that the head voltage for writing is different for ... was about different issue: WHY tape the hole at all? Why ...
    XorA XorA July 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum 128k +2 (Grey) EAR modI have mounted a mono stereo jack in my +2 and am trying to connect it to get an external EAR port to load programs from my PC/MP3 player etc. I ha…

    ... as it has an additional voltage divider on its EAR input ... load ok from its own tape deck I assume?
    guesser guesser July 2012 Hardware
  • 16k Issue 2 board and DivIDE load errorsI today got an Issue 2 16k board (thank you PMSR) that i added the logic and ram on to get a 48k machine. However, I am unable to load software from …

    ... supply voltage. If supply voltage is dirty with ripples or hum, the tape ... you check the 7805 output voltage? is it really 5.0 ...
    ingo ingo August 2012 Hardware
  • 128k +2 (grey) Ear mod - New ULA and still problemsBverstee kindly sold me a 128K ula since the one in my +2 seemed to have a broken ear in. But even with the new ULA, I still can not load games throu…

    ... (here), without incoming sound, the voltage at the collector should be ... there is room for the voltage to go up and down ... it, in cases where a 'tape' signal goes 'dead', one might ...
    roko roko August 2012 Hardware
  • Tape loading for realHi, Having failed to load anything from my laptop or phone into my 48k, I have sourced a data recorder. An acorn ALF03. When I received the item I …

    ... work with normal cheep mono tape recorders, and the ear and ... amp, or find a mono tape recorder, adjust the volume control ... diode and transistor) switch on voltage.

    After a bit ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2012 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... ZX Spectrum takes any DC voltage >8V or so. The ... games? is it an extra tape player connection?[/quote]Actually the ... this quite well. Also most tape games have instructions in their ...
    RetroTechie RetroTechie November 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • CSW file formatHi, i can't google any reasonable description of CSW file format. Can anyone point me to right place ?

    ... threshold I meant adjusting the voltage level above which the analog ... 0. Of course, this voltage level is hardwired in the ... the signal relatively to this voltage by adjusting the volume ... ) become distorted by the tape/recorder/amplifier hardware and become ...
    Patrik Rak Patrik Rak January 2013 Emulators
  • Help needed restoring PCBs from scans/picturesSee below post. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showpost.php?p=692138&postcount=15[/url] I have all the skills needed for such a task, but…

    ... to modern clones, also no tape in/out, one NemoBus is ... palcoder, EPM3032 requiring a seperate voltage regulator, etc. Overall still a ...
    Shockwav3 Shockwav3 April 2013 Hardware
  • Speccy Tape AppThis could be in any Forum so I have gone here. This morning I received this video of a new iPhone App [youtube]auR2CmrSnoU[/youtube] and downloa…

    ... of anomaly. I use Speccy Tape and the loading noise is ... channel. This means that the voltage level of one channel respect ... other is greater than the voltage level of one channel respect ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix May 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What models are repairable these days?I've followed a few threads which are trying to repair the mainboard components of the older 48K models, but it got me wondering - is it possible to …

    ... . If using a +3 tape lead on a +2B can ... />
    No, directly into the tape I/O line on the ... main PCB. (where the tape deck connector goes on the ... populated with a header. The tape (amp) socket isn't an ... /> And, you DO put a voltage on an input line, else ...
    DEATH DEATH July 2013 Hardware
  • What models are repairable these days?I've followed a few threads which are trying to repair the mainboard components of the older 48K models, but it got me wondering - is it possible to …

    ... ;712277]No, directly into the tape I/O line on the ... main PCB. (where the tape deck connector goes on the ... populated with a header. The tape (amp) socket isn't an ... ]And, you DO put a voltage on an input line, else ...
    guesser guesser July 2013 Hardware
  • External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …

    Usual culprit is insufficient voltage. You may need a small ... is that a stock +3 tape lead has mono connectors on ...
    guesser guesser August 2013 Hardware
  • Opus Discovery PSU[IMG]http://www.scotek.net/zx spectrum/opus.jpg[/IMG] This is a photo of my Opus Discovery transformer. Can anyone tell me what the connections are …

    ... the left side is low voltage and have recorded what goes ... clearly visible, hidden under the tape. (Shaped like a resistor.)
    roko roko August 2013 Hardware
  • Harlequin clone...PCB manufactured!Using Chris Smith's detailed schematics and project notes from the Harlequin... a Speccy fan in the United States by the name of Don (Superfo) has de…

    ... saw on a 48k Spectrum. Tape input is realized by a ... including sound and video switching voltage.
    The first batch of ...
    ingo ingo August 2013 Hardware
  • Getting aquainted with the IF1bisToday, fifteen days after dispatch, the IF1bis arrived at my door. In perfect order. No customs, no TVA and no handling fee involved. The arrival of …

    ... new thermal paste to the voltage regulator/heatsink.

    The ... />
    Trying to load from tape loads a small loader program ...
    rune rune October 2013 Hardware
  • Getting aquainted with the IF1bisToday, fifteen days after dispatch, the IF1bis arrived at my door. In perfect order. No customs, no TVA and no handling fee involved. The arrival of …

    ... new thermal paste to the voltage regulator/heatsink.

    The ... />
    Trying to load from tape loads a small loader program ... -load the operating system from ‘tape’.

    In order to ...
    Dan Antohi Dan Antohi October 2013 Hardware
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