Tag: Sinclair ZX Spectrum

A “sort-of-fix” in this video, as I review a fantastic newly manufactured metal faceplate (or escutcheon) kindly sent over by Rich Mellor of http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk. These are available from

A video on how to get the damn metal faceplate off of a 16/48k Rubber Keyed Spectrum without damaging it! Hope this helps someone with their Retro Sinclair

A new format for me in this *very* short video on how to test a 7805 regulator in a ZX Spectrum 48k. Although the regulator is different in

In this tutorial Mark shows how to perform a quick and easy no-solder modification of a Sinclair ZX Spectrum to enable a working composite output for modern TVs.

The package has been deployed via Monkey and will be taking a fairly leisurely trip to Germany. It’s been repaired and tested to within an inch of its

Just a quick update on some fast-fixes that didn’t make it into videos as they were too boring, not useful or not complete enough to be helpful… –

In the first of what will become a regular feature, Mark talks about how his new channel has been received, what his plans are for the future and

In this episode, a very angry Mark fixes a dodgy Sinclair Spectrum Plus keyboard membrane after an ebay seller pretty much lied to him. GRRRRRRRRR!!!! Much fist shaking

Opening a package that I had sat on for a few days I was ready to find a certain machine that I had discussed with Mr Paul Brown.

I was lucky enough to receive some great Sinclair ZX Spectrum music add-ons in a package from Andy in a previous vlog (here), one of which was a