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+2 Grey external tape modIve had a search through previous posts and besides mclouds mod for the +2a I couldnt find anything pertaining to the grey, only reason im posting is…
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What (Speccy) game are you currently playing ?(Quite a few threads on what youre listening to, watching etc) What Speccy game are you currently playing ? After playing a LOT of Invasion of the …
... it a whirl in my toastrack, or maybe my +3 (no ... -
Issue 2 Speccy faultHi Guys, I'm really hoping someone can help me with a fault that has just developed on my issue 2 speccy. After perservering for some time with usi…
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PC in a spectrum 48k bodyHow hard do you think this would be, here i found some one who managed to make one into a linux running pc but im think windows. He used some quite n…
an intel atom based motherboard would be fine. Compared to the amount of heat that the voltage regulator in the speccy dumps out a CPU is nothing ;p -
Powering up a Speccy after long-term storage.Staying at my folks for Christmas. Feels good to be back in God's country again, even if it is -12C outside at the moment. :-o Anyway, I was plannin…
... !), which Spectrum's internal 7805 regulator will deal with. No problem ... -
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... SD Card - ?10
Voltage regulator + Caps - ?5
Cables - ?5 ... -
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... beagleboard and (probably) the voltage regulator.
I wouldn't ... -
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... beagleboard and (probably) the voltage regulator.
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128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…
... the toaster, tested the 5v regulator with a multimeter (that I ... -
broken 48K, strange screenwell I finally socketed all lower 16K ram chips, (8 of them in a row near corner, not those 4 in two rows) and replaced them with new ones but it did…
[QUOTE=guesser;501369]you've def got a transistor blown then, I can't remember which.
the 5v line is fine, so your regulator is ok[/QUOTE]
It's TR4. With a little luck, your RAM will be fine, once you replace that transistor. -
128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…
... closed before I replaced the regulator), but heres proof it needs ... -
Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
... it fits a 48K/48K+/toastrack case. There's plenty of ... -
Xmas / NY present for all ZX UsersHi there, wasn't sure where this should go, but this is a couple of years "work" during free time while not in the office. This is a package of 480 o…
... fix whether it works on toastrack and then tag accordingly. The ... -
Recent talk of developing new SpectrumsHi all, I can see from a few threads on here that some Wossers like Vasil and Aien 8 are interested in developing more powerful Spectrums or improvi…
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Spectrum +3' AY sound issuesHi everyone - first time poster. I just got a Spectrum +3 for Xmas, and I am over the moon at this - I used to write games which I have here on 3" d…
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Spectrum +3' AY sound issuesHi everyone - first time poster. I just got a Spectrum +3 for Xmas, and I am over the moon at this - I used to write games which I have here on 3" d…
[QUOTE=Macc;502158]I must be one of the lucky ones! My +3 sounds just like my toastrack, cant tell the difference between em![/QUOTE]
That [I]could[/I] be the elusive +3B
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128+ and Divide+ not working togetheri think theres something wrong with my 128 (toastrack), divide+ just wont work on it, corrupted screen on bootup and with big thick black bars rollin…
... it work with a 128K toastrack - things that worked fine with ... -
Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
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An integrated regulator is not like a capacitor ... -
Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
[QUOTE=mcleod_ideafix;502672]An integrated regulator is not like a capacitor: ... -
Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
... it has a 78S05 (2Amp) regulator.
Both of my QL ... sources) have MC7805CT regulator which is a 1Amp regulator. Weird isn't ... end up with an 1Amp regulator.
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Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
... if you use a 1A regulator at >1A continuous). Hence ... /> If there's a 2A regulator in there, I'd replace ... with at least 2A regulator. Only exception would be if ... -
Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
... ]If there's a 2A regulator in there, I'd replace ... with at least 2A regulator. Only exception would be if ... QL service guide : 78S05 2A regulator can be used, but hardly ... -
Question about 7805 regulatorOne of my common practices when I service a ZX machine, is to replace the electrolytic caps as well as the 7805 regulator and some times the ztx650 t…
... am putting an extra power regulator... a 1.5A instead of ... -
Spectrum 48k boots but small black dots start appearingAnyone any ideas where I should look first?
... 'd start by checking the regulator heatsink is OK and not ... -
Spectrum 48k boots but small black dots start appearingAnyone any ideas where I should look first?
Certain its not ULA, tried a known good one but good advice about the regulator, ill have a check on that -
Spectrum 48k boots but small black dots start appearingAnyone any ideas where I should look first?
... thermal grease between the 5v regulator and the heatsink and tightening ... -
+2 grey 5v reg pinoutjust a quickie, had to buy a new 5v reg for the grey, now i cant remember which wire went to which pin! got brown red and black, im guessing the blac…
Sorted it, had a good squint at the schematics, then read up on the regulator, soldered and in, nice! -
+2 grey 5v reg pinoutjust a quickie, had to buy a new 5v reg for the grey, now i cant remember which wire went to which pin! got brown red and black, im guessing the blac…
... needs not a regular 7805 regulator (1A) but a 2Amp 7805 ... /> Take into consideration that the regulator should be able to supply ...
