Sinclair Spectrum 48k - Double Restoration | Original Spectrum and Spectrum Plus
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- čas přidán 21. 03. 2019
- Two eBay purchases - both bought as "untested". I wanted to find out what the difference was between the original Spectrum 48k, and the later Spectrum Plus. Both machines are repaired and restored, and checked out using the Retroleum SMART card and diagnostic ROM. I then put the keyboards through their paces to check out the improvements made to the Spectrum Plus.
To accompany the video and reference links and supporting material, check out the website:
www.retroworkshop.uk/sinclair...
there is no doubt that sir Clive was a design genius , his machines still look effing cool today the later models(128k ?) with the more conventional key board and "drive" are particularly beautiful in my mind ,
Very nice video, sir!. I miss using my Speccy, I got it when I was 11 or 12, and now at 48 I still remember the touch, the feel, the annoying noices from that onboard loudspeaker you couldn't turn off :D A girlfriend's rabbit bit the cables from the adaptor off, he was ok after the attack, but not the ZX, so it's been in a box ever since 1991 :( I miss the old fella, and all hundred of games I gave him to play with ;)
great video Dave really enjoyed it
I like your professional approach to repairing this old beautiful equipment
Great to see someone giving these computers the care they deserve. I never owned a 48K model but Issue 4S would be high on my list. I have certain fondness for pre-Mullard ULA versions and Samsung models seem to have been made to a higher standard.
Nice work dave, very enjoyable
Thanks for sharing!!. Beautiful jewels. You have a new sub from Spain.
Really enjoyed that! Love the professional production quality too 🤗
Great restoration.
Nice restauration. I was especially pleased to see you didn't "cheap out" by only changing a few caps or not changing the keyboard on the original speccy.
You deserve more subs. Your video is produced to a high quality, you communicate clearly and you obviously know what you're doing. Perhaps some channel advertising is in order.
You Sir! Have a new subscriber!
It's iconic but the 48k spectrum nearly put me off programming until I got my first PC. I now own two 48k pluses and a spare plus case.
A third choice is to buy a pico zx board and install in the speccy case, with a small modification to allow for the vga out.
One of the best glue and adhesive removers is WD40. It is also very unlikely to damage plastic. Spray it on, leave a few mins then it should start softening the glue. Wash the moulding down with soapy water after all the glue is removed.
great vid .. where is the PCB holder from ??
I have three of those i have to get working, also bought on ebay as "Untested" :P
sensitively restored :) you defo got a bargain with them both.. great to see horace goes skiing too.. although i'm sure i remember loading a game by just typing LOAD "" don't think i had to specify a name.. might be wrong it was 35 years ago..
Hi. I own a Spectrum +(issue 4S) too, but UI managed to cause it major problems and now it just flashes in the well-known intervals, without doing anything else. The reset switch doesn' t do anything at all. If I send you some photos of the screen output, can you give me some advice, as a basic guide, in order to find the cause? I am from Greece, so it' s a bit difficult for me to send it to you for repair. The postal system SUCKS, in Greece...