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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…
... the copper cores in the cable near to the plug,
[*]The contacts in the ... matter how violently I pulled the wire around, it gave a ... constant contact between the plug and the spring contact, hence ... troublesome on the +2, sending the WAVs from the laptop at ... -
Celebrity deaths...How about putting them all in one thread? In a sticky? As it seems to be a weekly thing at the moment? Save a bit of space and we can all do without …
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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 …
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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 …
... the wire once cut to the correct length. Then quickly and carefully solder the wire ... to the track. Use a flat ... bladed screwdriver to hold the wire (unless you like pain).
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 …
... could solder from the top into the wire wrap around on ... each turned pin.
4) The ... network strand wire idea going through the PIN hole . This ...
5) And the idea of only doing the "baduns" will probably ...Re-created Multiface 128Just bought the bare board from the Bay and am wondering if anybody else on here has built one? Well made PCB, doc files online including a BOM an…
... not clear from the article or the schematic why the 5V supply ... tantalum types, the leg with the + marking should go to the +5V ... the remains of the lead are left behind, warm up the pad and wire ... with your iron and gently pull the wire with ...Keeping up to date with PC builds.I only do PC builds infrequently and I have stopped reading Micro-Mart so my abilities in the area can languish pretty quickly. But if it is new i…
... also worried about the effects on the Windows 10 installation ... caused the failure of the original drive (ideally if the old ... diagram of how to check the the wire colours matched up but ...
3) Shrink the Volume of the Partition on the origin drive so ...New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... advices :-). I may try then the mod suggested by 1024MAK to ... avoid cutting the track on the PCB, that will make the job cleaner ... )[/quote]
The wire going from the +ve pad where the C65 was sitting ... soldered on the other end to the +Ve lead of the 22Uf cap ...New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
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By removing C65 from the pcb that will work as ... taking care of luminance, hence the lack of a real track ... on a separate strip board. The wire coming from C65 pad goes ... to that strip board. The other pad of C65 (to ...New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
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The wire going from the +ve pad where the C65 was sitting ... soldered on the other end to the +Ve lead of the 22Uf ... ' board. It then feeds the new transistor and resistor circuitry ...New video about S-video modification on Issue two 48K Spectrum.I just finished an s-video modification on an Issue two 48K Spectrum so I made a video about it. Most of the technical details are in the video; if y…
... /> By removing C65 from the pcb that will work as ... a separate strip board. The wire coming from C65 pad ... asking confirmation about the polarity of the C65 cap ... removed and mounted to the new strip board circuit ... not change compared to the original position of ...RGB SCART Lead for +3 Spectrum. Picture issues. (Fades to Black, Rolling, Sync Issues)Hi there, I recently ordered a Sinclair Spectrum 128 +2 & +3 RGB Scart Cable (Ean13: 0705693506845) from coolnovelties.co.uk to use my Sinclair Spect…
Just seen the section on the website "Power requirements for (CSYNC) ... trying to pull power from the status/aspect switching pin (pin ... cable. You could move the wire over from the RGB blanking pin (pin ... 'll depend how much current the sync separator draws.Wierd (and pointless) extension lead questionUnless its my imagination or lack of searching, most of the four/six way extension leads always have the cable exiting on the right hand side ? I …
... box conduit to 'hide' the wire up the wall. It was mainly if ... ' sides, it was all the issues with the 'socket' side
< ... going on the wall above the wood rather than on the wood itself ... . :)
The ...Apollo space craft memory coresI just watched an MIT science report about how the computer equipment for the Apollo space craft were built and tested. https://www.youtube.com/watc…
... 't think you can affect the core with external fields easily ... where you're turning the magnetic material at the surface north and ... a core the wire passes through the hole and magnetises the core clockwise or ...Apollo space craft memory coresI just watched an MIT science report about how the computer equipment for the Apollo space craft were built and tested. https://www.youtube.com/watc…
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the wire passes through the hole and magnetises the core ... inductance from the Van Allen belts because "The belts endanger ... energetic radiation captured in the Earths magnetic fields might ...Is it worth getting a Spectrum Vega?I am a player of 80s games, consoles mainly I have some computers but dont want to have the hassle to load games that are not on carts Now that it …
... about 3years ago . I think the device is only worth about ... the games you pay for (1000) . it has a little fault the wire ... leading to the telly gets loose and ... flashes on and off all the time. I sent mine to ...Finding a good (UK) external switch mode power supply for the basic 48k and 128k ZX SpectrumsThis idea has probably "done the rounds" by now . I think I have heard about it a bit late . This thread with look at replacing the original "heavy l…
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. The descriptive label on the PowerPax says it is ... Power Supply into the mains and putting the BLACK probe ... said "Usually the wire with the white stripe or the dashed lines ... Multimeter to the exposed cable and the centre of the BARREL ...The Different Approaches To Upgrading the ZX Spectrum from 16K to 48K This is probably something that has been covered before . I will take a look to see if I can find anything on WOS
... not got the detail of where to put the wire links in ... (to isolate the good half ... of the RAM) . Where ... sure that wobble from the Cheetah RAM pack I ... But I suppose , back in the day ,people made a choice ...'Stranger Things' on NetflixHas anybody watched Stranger Things on Netflix? Me and the missus started watching it the other day an it's excellent. If you like John Carpenter…
Stranger Things series 3 is IMO one of the best series of any TV show ever. It's right up there with series 4 & 5 of Breaking Bad, series 4 of The Wire and series 2 of Fringe.ROM emulation in softwareHi, first of all -- I only have shallow / uni knowledge of hardware, electronics, and physics. So forgive me for asking things that are out of that …
... need to put the pins connecting to the bus into a ... When you clear that, the counter will put its outputs ... If you are using the GPIO pins of a ... into high impedance and leave the bus alone.
... pull on the wire voltage to interfere with the Z80's ...Understanding tape edgesI've never done any tape reading code. But I've read about these "edges" on multiple occasions. Trouble is I don't understand what they heck they are…
... in the clock of the device that output the signal and the one ... of one particular value on the wire, and ethernet is also AC ...
There's also the pilot tones - the purpose of this is ... data, so you detect the transitions (the edges) at a consistent ...Keyboard not working on 3 speccysI have 3 zx spectrums 48k (One was the original one I had as a kid with rubber keys) and I just purchased 2 more.. one original spectrum 48k with rub…
... failure (partial or total) of the membrane.
Get new ... thin piece of solid core wire (e.g. fixed wiring telephone ... cable), strip some insulation off the ends, then briefly touch each ... , one end of the wire in one connector and the other end in ...Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... connector is £3.94 for the Male Nut version - somehow cheaper ... items are free delivery
The wire if you need it is ... 74 including delivery.
So the total is under £16.
Using breadboards does increase the amount of soldering and might ...Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... solder to the arduino, tin the wire ends first, then poke through the holes ... your friend to hold the board and wire in place whilst ... soldering. Solid core tinned wire is much easier, and ... there are no stray wire strands floating around the place.48k Spec with composite video mod, screen adjustment possible?I've had a 48k Speccy with a composite video mod for a few years now, and although it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly …
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[*]The electrolytic capacitor version ... ,
[*]The transistor version,
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...48k Spec with composite video mod, screen adjustment possible?I've had a 48k Speccy with a composite video mod for a few years now, and although it works perfectly otherwise, the screen isn't centered correctly …
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... on the outside of the modulator (on the side where the wires ... come out), then that’s the “wire ... link only” version of the composite video ...Additional Information , Notes , and Details , re.the Main Windows Edition of Spectaculator There is no lenghy instruction to go with Spectaculator . Mark did a great job adding extra info. with this thread:- [url="https://worldofspectr…
... just enough room on the RHS of the ply base for ... mounting it underneath the white plastic - unlike the earlier pic.. I ... works fine . But all the wire from this D connector will ... it on to the LHS of the case and also ... have to go out the RHS of the case and be ...I am currently watching.....This stems from a rant Mel did months ago on the currently listening to thread, and he suggested starting a thread like this to somebody (sorry can't…
Went back to season 1 of The Wire again - great series.Things that people >= 40 (ish) would recognize (and others would likely not)#1: Used to see these all over the place, usually right above the bath tub. [img]http://www.constructionphotography.com/ImageThumbs/A052-01718/3/A0…
... heating bar, in the older ones the wire/element was visible, ... but in the newer (which was still around the ... ones that were smoother and the element was covered - there ... was still the potential for material to catch ...
