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Hacking a +2 into a shorter caseIf anyone's got a copy of the notes or text they posted about re-wiring the +2 joystick ports or hooking up a tape recorder to the motherboard casset…
... go to the ear. Use the absolute minimum length of wire and make ...
3, Take a wire from the cassette plug (PL12) pin 4 ... 4, Connect a ground wire from the other 3.5mm mono jack ... />
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Is it possible to use a +2b tape deck with a +2 grey motherboard?As per the subject really.. I've tried this and it doesn't work properly.<div><br></div><div>I can hear the tape playing through the TV but no loadin…
... marked "Z70500" on the bottom side) the functions on the following picture are ... />
Note the wire colours used on the cassette deck to the main board ... may not be the same ... -
Replacing foam pads on top of heatsink in Spectrum+Inside a Spectrum+ that I'm working on, the 2 foam pads on top of the heatsink (see photo for where they were) had become a disintegrated mushy pile …
... approx) tinned copper wire. 3A fuse wire will work too, ... with the board. Guide the length of wire along the same route that the ... and solder that end of the wire to the trace where it broke ... just twist two strands of the wire together, although one strand of ... -
ZX Spectrum+ adviceHey all, I just got a ZX Spectrum+ from eBay and I'm not sure yet what to do with it. I wanted to first take a peek inside, see what issue board it i…
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If the composite video modification has been ... tried this). But the best instrument to test ... the mod right (I didn't have any single core wire ... don't know if the wire I cannibalized works for ... I was testing without the keyboard attached. I'll ... -
Whites are yellow - 48k Issue 2I have a 48k issue 2 that appears to be working fine. I've replaced all but 2 of the electrolytic caps (mostly because the 2 were not in stock at my…
... core wire to link between the pins and the pads of the PCB. keep the ... wires short. At the regulator end form the wire ... long soldering the wires the solder at the other end of the wire may also ... -
Some technical queries regarding +2A, please help!Hi All! Been tryin to explain Jet Set Willy to the missus, and wanting to relive a bit of my youth, so I bought a Speccy +2A. When I got it, it wa…
Regarding the keyboard, the only way to reseat the wire hinges is to open the spectrum up and then the keyboard assembly. It's fairly easy to do, but a bit of work. -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... the new regulator on the heatsink from the board PCB . A photograph of the "wire ... order" to the regulator gives me the "wire ... order" from the pcb to the ... -
Joysticks...Just got myself a TI-99 with its standard set of TI Joysticks, and flaming heck.... There awfulness gives even the Sinclair SJS ones a run for their…
... a lesser extent the Competition Pro, had the ergonomic characteristics of ... year - part of the ring around the base cracked when playing ... pretty good - those and the Quickshot II were microswitched, ... was supposed to stop the wire from bending and breaking where ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... 3 chips to the right (from the side of the Opus edge connector ... a problem ?( by making the wire to the Regulator a bit longer so ... on it is removed . The wires to the regulator were previously very ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
Sorry Mark
Re the wire order of the "flying reg"
... very interesting . However when the "flying reg" problem came ... up and the problem with the wiring order became relevant ... to right (looking down on the reg) Yellow ,Red ,White ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
The Molexing of the Regulator . Intact Molexes connectors (left ... have 3 connectors : the problem is that the colours are wrong . ... it I have decided that the wrong colour problem can be ... connector (ends of) the wire ie the bits with the wrong colours on it ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
And finally, the wire for the left hand pin on the LM317 voltage regulator ... between two resistors on the PCB. The way to work this ... resistor leg to the LM317 regulator pin using the meter.
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Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... Opus Supplies Ltd made of the powersupply . The 'ADJ' pin is ... is no guarantee. I took the wire colours from my notes, checked ... right.
Yes, the insulation pad, and the washer!!! I can ... probably should have mentioned that the dutch hobbyist Marcel van ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... of the original parts ( like the transformer part of the power ... Of course , the main benefit is the easy insertion of ... some of the leads from the transformer (starting with the outer edge ... the wires running off the transformer goes to (ie where the wire ... -
Some downloads fail meI want download the schema of the Spectrum +2A and I can not because appears a user and password request in all links of "SCHEMATICS, MANUALS AND TEC…
Do you know to what component is connected the wire?
Also I don't understand why the modulator only has a composite video input but the tv has sound, of where enter the sound to the modulator? -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... going to the PCB. The wiring between the bridge rectifiers and the PCB is ... . But ensure that the wire is firmly fixed in the connector by a ... the mains AC wiring to keep the wiring restrained. This prevents a wire ... -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... buy their "rigger gloves" and the like!)
I have ... looked at the wiring for the fuse . Interesting it's ... the first time I have seen ... "this case"), I suppose the wire colour to the transformer is just incidental . -
The Great Escape. I found an alternative escape route.I managed to figure out a way to escape without ever using the wirecutters. So if you've beaten the game a lot of times and would like to try somethi…
Cool, always interesting to see a different approach. Most solutions I've seen involve digging to the exercise yard and escaping through the wire there. -
Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
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This was the Opus that had "oily dirty ... would increase resistance but if the wire to be soldered were inside ... on how much spare wire is available on the rectifier to actually ... could get a piece of wire of the right thickness and simply ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
You need to connect the wire to a conduit first. It will then power anything within a certain (quite small) distance from the conduit. -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... ;842597"]You need to connect the wire to a conduit first. It ... certain (quite small) distance from the conduit.[/quote]
Yeah ... , I put a Jukebox in the first house....Sorry monstrosity I ... -
I am currently playing......Don't know if there's been a thread like this, but I can't find one.... Having seen all the different threads asking people if they've played such a…
... ;842597"]You need to connect the wire to a conduit first. It ... certain (quite small) distance from the conduit.[/quote]
Yeah ... I put a Jukebox in the first house....Sorry monstrosity I ... b32e-b74a4ae8f9b2
At the end, you can see what ... -
The Man in the High CastleYou may or may not be fan of Philip K. Dick., but this looks really amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzayf9GpXCI If this is an Amazon P…
... on another level entirely - even the opening credits are awesome. It ... 's the first programme since the first series of True ... to get home to watch the next episode, so it joins ... list for me along with The Wire and Breaking Bad.
Composite picture qualityI have read many many discussions here about the composite video modification of the Spectrum 16/48K models. I have choosen one of the simplest comp…
... using thin flexible wire or isolated thin copper wire). Then you ... try to connect the mentioned (ground) end of the wire to different ... ground pins on the Spectrum as ... picture quality.At the end solder this wire to the ground pin ...Sudden death of ZX Spectrum 48KHello A friend gave me a 48K rubber keyed Spectrum. I brought it home, hooked it up to my little TV and powered it up. I was very happy to see t…
... quote="memrah;843700"]Also, the upper RAM chips are ... indeed OKI chips but the Spectrum is actually not ... don't know why the double socketed chip is ... to the failure. I assume the wire link (next to the EAR ... supported directly if the links are set appropriately.Sudden death of ZX Spectrum 48KHello A friend gave me a 48K rubber keyed Spectrum. I brought it home, hooked it up to my little TV and powered it up. I was very happy to see t…
... to the failure. I assume the wire link (next to the EAR ... is supported directly if the links are set appropriately ... I wanted to look at the links and see how ... metal bit attached to the end of the PCB. I have ... bridging solder points on the links but honestly I ...Dead 48k and +2I have a couple of questions. My old 48k had a very wobbly power socket so bought a new one and soldered it on. It will not work at all now? Is ther…
... the normal way is to use some suitable thin solid core wire ... . If the wire has to go ... any distance, use insulated wire. But ... a photo of the area of the board that ... a multimeter to help diagnose the problem.
Dead 48k and +2I have a couple of questions. My old 48k had a very wobbly power socket so bought a new one and soldered it on. It will not work at all now? Is ther…
... the normal way is to use some suitable thin solid core wire ... . If the wire has to go ... any distance, use insulated wire. But ... a photo of the area of the board that ... a multimeter to help diagnose the problem.
Not bored with the Boards.Going through some old tapes stored rather badly I came across an unlikely item that that I must have stored away quickly with other low grade items …
... Doubler PCB (Evesham Micro) . The wire solder connection on its "Red ... tried it , but without the Doubler software it also needs ... to the back of the Speccy 48k and pressed the Red Button . The ... effect was a bit different from the ...Opus Discovery "the big switch on" (after 20 years)I have a few of these Opus Discovery's with different Eproms in that have not been swiched for 15-20 years or so . I am in no rush to switch any on …
... people the quality of good soldering by cutting a normal stranded wire ... people were invited to pull the wire until it broke. It never ... such a test at the edge connector, the 'pads' would come ... might check your soldering with the stranded wire test, harrius!
