ZX Spectrum FROM HELL - FINAL episode - Part 4

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  • @Ghost82uk
    @Ghost82uk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Amazing work, and to answer the questions, this speccy lives in a waterproof box in my lost, where I have my workbench and retro gaming setup, it comes out for me to play rockstar ate my hamster, and dizzy and my lad loves a game of jetpac on it, cheers Lee for the amazing work, can't wait for the next project
    And everyone should know, Lee is genuinely one of the nicest guys in the retro community

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cheers James. It's lovely to know its living its best life and especially amazing that you're lad gets to enjoy it too 😊

    • @paulscottrobson
      @paulscottrobson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's your Speccy ? Looking back at its original state its amazing it works ; I know he's good at repairs, but this was just ....

    • @nexpro6985
      @nexpro6985 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you going to make this into a video game?

  • @arminth
    @arminth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Stumbled upon this series by accident and all I can say is, that's one of the most entertaining repair videos (sequels) I ever came across! Hats off to you and another subscriber in the books!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you! That's so kind of you to take the time to comment 😃
      I can't promise all of the content will be as epic as that series! But I guarantee all of them have me being an idiot in them. I'm really not selling this am I? 😂

  • @jaytee200
    @jaytee200 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If someone had said to me that I would be spending this evening binge watching a 4 part spectrum repair video, I would have laughed in their face. Yet, that’s exactly what I’ve just done. Absolutely amazing repair job. How the hell it got into such a state in the first place is incredible. Well done for sticking with it and bringing it back to life. Another speccie that won’t be joining Sir Clive anytime soon. 🕹

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm not sure that's a healthy way to spend an evening! 😆There should be an award. I still don't know how I got that thing to work.

  • @azurabayta133
    @azurabayta133 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was an absolutely wild ride from beginning to end. The amount of work and dedication you put into this repair is something to be admired, I would've taken one look at the poor thing, salvaged the good chips and thrown the rest of it away. Amazing job!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Thats very kind of you to say. I dont think I will ever see another more broken machine on my workbench (I hope not!)

  • @EwaldBurger
    @EwaldBurger ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watched the last episode this morning as my airpods went flat after the third episode yesterday night. What a hell of a job but you made it! I admire your perseverance and humor. Thanks again!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was certainly a journey I'll never forget! Thank you so much for your kind words 😁 It's interactions like this that keep me going.

  • @GadgetUK164
    @GadgetUK164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a nightmare that repair was lol! You more or less built a Spectrum (more than once!)!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Flux sweat and tears!
      Soon will be actually building a Spectrum from parts. I expect I'll be able to do it with my eyes closed 🤣

  • @pledg
    @pledg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to know I'm not the only one who actually enjoys the frustrations of getting old kit working again. 💪

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's the challenge isn't it? And what a feeling when you finally win! 😎😂

  • @RetroSegaDev
    @RetroSegaDev 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What an epic finale! I shall miss this series but look forward to the next :D

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All good things! 😁
      Really looking forward to making something different.

  • @NeilGrevitt
    @NeilGrevitt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant series! What perseverance, congratulations on the working Spectrum!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cheers Neil! The moment it passed that final memory test is something I'll never forget. Amazing feeling after such a long battle.

  • @jackleg693
    @jackleg693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Utterly superb series. Loved every nail biting, bodge wiring, will they won’t they (fail) moment.
    I’ve never looked forward to seeing something new broken in all my life.
    But first…
    Cake and beer. You/we have earned it.
    Mostly you but who can say no to cake and beer!?!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There has been cake. And there has been beer.
      Glad you enjoyed it Mr Thing! 😁

  • @sweetlilmre
    @sweetlilmre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Outstanding series. Your perseverance is legendary!

  • @GodKitty677
    @GodKitty677 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is why repair shops wont fix failed repair attempts.

  • @craftsman123456
    @craftsman123456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow what an amazing repair. I love the not give up attitude.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My wife would say stubborn. And she'd probably mention the squeaky kitchen door still needs looking at 😜

  • @geoffneil5073
    @geoffneil5073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great set of videos I really admire your skill, persistence and dedication. Well done.

  • @Scadanet
    @Scadanet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chrotle.. what an epic rollercoaster of a ride. Well done for taking us along :)

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Shane 😁
      I'm so glad I didn't give up. There's many hours I didn't record when I was looking for that final fault. It's quite lucky I remembered to turn the camera on at that point.

  • @OzRetrocomp
    @OzRetrocomp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm thrilled to see that this Speccy has been fully repaired and saved from the skip, but I'm also disappointed that we won't see it again. Great job, Lee!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was great fun to work on, and have new so much content to share! Rather than stringing a single ram ic repair out for 10 minutes I had to cram 14 hours of footage into these episodes!
      I am looking forward to making something a bit shorter though 😂

  • @asmroverclocking
    @asmroverclocking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, just wow! Thank you for the most entertaining and educating video series on soldering and debugging ZX Spectrum computers that I have seen so far. Please keep it up! I have long way to go in order to get on your level with my videos. :-)

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! That's made my day 😁
      Don't worry, lots more to come!

  • @kitkatv3
    @kitkatv3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow wow wow. Enjoyed this very much. Your style of story telling is entertaining throughout. It’s great to see someone learn even from wild goose chasing.
    Subscribed. Looking forward to future videos. Thank you for sharing with us.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well I enjoyed your comment just as much as you did the videos! Thank you! 😊

  • @CRG
    @CRG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic work and great to see it live.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers Glen 😁
      There were dark days when I doubted I could fix it.

  • @johnbarleycorn_
    @johnbarleycorn_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The upgrade I'd recommend for any 16k/48k Spectrum is to chunk the 4116 chips of the lower RAM in the bin. They're unreliable and require three separate voltages which, if not right, cause the chips to not work or be damaged. The heavy track running along the bottom of these chips to one of the two capacitors to the right is the 12v line; cut it just before the capacitor and bridge it to the next heavy track down (the 5v line, below the four capacitors). The 4116s can now be replaced with 4164s. Yes, only a quarter of the chip is used, but they're rather more dependable and only rely on the one input voltage. This works because on the 4164 the -5v goes into an NC pin, 5v goes into A7 (which is OK as it just causes the highest quarter of the RAM to be used), and the mod puts the required 5v supply voltage into where 12v goes on the 4116.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an elegant solution! Replacement 4116's are not too hard to source right now, so I don't mind putting them back in place. This one just ended up where it did because it had gone on sooooo long, and that lower RAM module isn't actually very expensive. Cheaper than a set of 8 4164's!
      But I will keep your method in mind for a future fix. Especially if I'm swimming in 4164's! 😁

    • @andygozzo72
      @andygozzo72 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoreFunMakingIt no need to butcher the board to fit 4164s , you need to mod the chip, i've commented elsewhere on this video how to do it 😉

  • @natethefighter
    @natethefighter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Magnificent. What an excellent series of videos, and one that I'll remember next time I get a stubborn SOB of a project.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Nathaniel! Glad you enjoyed it. The secret is to pour so much time into it that you feel trapped and have no choice but to carry on plugging away 🤣

  • @TheTurnipKing
    @TheTurnipKing ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ngl this would have gone from repair to salvage before the end of part 1, it's just way less hassle to get a repro board and swap working components than try and follow every trace around making sure it's good.
    The key to the ram modules is that it doesn't actually use all the pins on each socket. It pulls the entire address from the first socket and the only pin it taps on each individual socket is the data pin, so the state of most of the tracks around the sockets matters a lot less so long as the pins on the sockets that it does make contact with are good. In addition to that it only needs 5v and gnd, so dodgy 12v and -5 isnt a problem.
    Incredible job.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I've learned a lot since that series. I would actually like another look at it one day.

  • @MrFixiit
    @MrFixiit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was a nice binge watch marathon cant wait for the next fix.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Well I see from another comment you moved onto the pinball build. Bold move!

  • @JodyFoxsWorkshop
    @JodyFoxsWorkshop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You really should win some kind of award ... I'm not sure what or what for specifically but you definitely deserve to win something : 0
    Unbelievable (and admirable) perseverance

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "And the award for the most stubborn retro enthusiast of 2022 goes to..."
      "GET MY SPECCYS NAME OUT OF YOUR DAMN MOUTH"
      I'm not in Lee Smiths league though. The acid Atari rescue was something special.

  • @jmsfer
    @jmsfer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My friend ... amazing work!! educating and entertaining! I must say I haven't had a laugh like this in a long time !! Every time you lifted an IC a found something broken was so hilarious .. THANK YOU!!!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you Jose!
      You've put the biggest smile on my grumpy old face 😂

  • @GouldFishOnGames
    @GouldFishOnGames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never thought we would see it live!
    Amazing job.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm going to start calling myself a technomancer 😂

  • @8-bitsteve500
    @8-bitsteve500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! Congratulations for finally fixing everything!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Was a hell of a journey 😂

  • @Rockythefishman
    @Rockythefishman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow just wow, what a series. I am sure most people would have given up long beofer you found all the faults

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Rocky! Thanks for the kind words. That Spectrum left scars! But its one of those things that you just cant stop once you start. I'm a bloody minded old git to be honest.

  • @tonyupham354
    @tonyupham354 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this amazing episode.. the narration was soooo funny! It was almost like watching episodes of Top Gear, because you know the narrator does sound very much like Richard Hammond! 😂😂😂

  • @RudysRetroIntel
    @RudysRetroIntel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow!! A load of work but you did it! Nice work!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a tough fight. A long one too! I think the twitter thread I did at the time was 170+ posts long!

  • @HardDriveGuruOfficial
    @HardDriveGuruOfficial 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love you sassing your past self! AKA Parsley to auto-captions. :)

  • @GianlucaRiccardi
    @GianlucaRiccardi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watched all episodes. Incredible journey, you've been intrepid and determined and fun. Lots to learn from this interesting knowledge share.
    (New subscriber here)

  • @hombre44567
    @hombre44567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic work! I enjoyed every minute of it.

  • @RetrogradeScene
    @RetrogradeScene 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done on finding those breaks! Some of those I would have definitely missed the first 10 times of checking

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was very satisfying to finally track them down 😁

  • @cymap
    @cymap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really enjoyed this series. Look forward to your next challenge. Great work

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here. Can't wait to share something new, also much shorter 🤣

    • @cymap
      @cymap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoreFunMakingIt Selfishly I don't mind :D . This series was one of the few I have ever seen that when the new parts came on I immediately clicked to watch. Really informative and educational yet still funny. Great for a beginner like me aswell .

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cymap that's so cool to hear! Thank you 😁

  • @JonathanAdamsGB
    @JonathanAdamsGB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a story! Here's to the next.

  • @bobthebomb1596
    @bobthebomb1596 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Finding this, I want to dig out my old 48K and see if I can get it working. Then again!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good luck! I guarantee your one will be in better condition than this one 😆

  • @bobbus_74
    @bobbus_74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so satisfying to watch mate! There was something wrong with pretty much every part of that board 😄. Interesting to hear your comments regarding the switching voltage regulator. I have an issue 2 Speccy which I've just recapped and it gets too hot for my liking so I ordered a switching voltage regulator in the hope it will reduce the temperature. I'll know next week when it arrives.
    Anyway, congratulations on getting that poor old Speccy working again. Top job 👏

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cheers mate! Glad you enjoyed it.
      The regulator will reduce the heat a lot. The ULA is still a decent hand warmer, but without that linear regulator dumping the excess voltage into the unventilated case is much less of a worry

  • @fp3679
    @fp3679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That’s been an AMAZING work! I’ve seen the 4x videos in a row, and still couldn’t stop laughing. Congrats for such an instructive channel! BR from Spain :)

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! That's really kind to say 😁

  • @WhatHoSnorkers
    @WhatHoSnorkers 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The epic saga completes! Well done sir!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Snorkers. It feels really good to finally put this in the finished pile.

  • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
    @paulmichaelfreedman8334 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You left one pin unsoldered. Check out 20:40 second column of pins from the right, fourth from the top. Oh and the tenth pin too!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh wow! That's really well spotted!
      I will contact James and let him know. Thank you!

    • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
      @paulmichaelfreedman8334 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoreFunMakingIt I've poured over boards like these more than I'd like to admit :P

    • @CalamityLime
      @CalamityLime ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was about to say the same but thought to check if anyone else spotted them. Ah well, boost to the engagement none the less.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CalamityLime boooost! 😁

  • @terosaarela4555
    @terosaarela4555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here’s to perseverance! Awesome job! Having seen this, it makes me wonder if I had a broken trace somewhere around the upper RAM logic ICs, resulting the upper RAM failing to pass the tests and being detected…

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! I hope you find your fault 😁

  • @josepedrocarmo5885
    @josepedrocarmo5885 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great series! It was fun to watch!

  • @wslomo
    @wslomo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic work. This was very satisfying to watch how you wonderful manage with this faulty main board. You have a lot of patience for such things. Could you check video in 20:48 minute I think there is one bad join, probably C36.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for watching 😁
      It's hard to tell in the footage, the camera and lighting can make some solder joints that are very shiny look like they're not even there. But it's possible! I don't have it any more so I can't really check.

  • @hansford71
    @hansford71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing job, really enjoyable series

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you Wayne 😁 It was a lot of work, but extremely satisfying.

  • @Retrohertz
    @Retrohertz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You've gained a sub! Funny, informative and enjoyable! Can't wait for future videos.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! Looking forward to filling up your screen with nonsense and solder fumes ;)

  • @jimmy2drinks
    @jimmy2drinks ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice one Lee. That was a mission :)

  • @johnphilippatos
    @johnphilippatos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looking at this old gal being able to run Jetpack again brought a tear in my eye...

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awww! Nostalgia does funny things to us grown ups 🤣

  • @paulscottrobson
    @paulscottrobson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is James paying you by the hour ? If so, time to be your own yacht ;-)

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want this yacht styled like a Sinclair C5. Battery powered. Big rainbow across the deck in one corner. Rubber deck. Only 8 colours in the whole thing with no more than 1 colour in each section. And if you plug the charger in the wrong way it will forget what it is and sink.

    • @Ghost82uk
      @Ghost82uk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm lucky Lee is the kind of legend that only charged me parts, of he charged by the hour he'd have my house

  • @Cp-71
    @Cp-71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's weirdly reassuring that there are people even more clueless about repairing stuff than me - and the most complex thing I ever fixed by myself were some Atari joysticks...

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      I love the insides of an Atari stick more than the outside. It's so quaint!

  • @leesmithsworkshop
    @leesmithsworkshop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Result ------ Well done.

  • @Lbf5677
    @Lbf5677 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think I wouldve had to take many breaks due to frustration and probably wouldnt have the perseverance to fix that.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      I did take a lot of breaks when I got frustrated. Something kept me coming back though. Being a stubborn old man can have its benefits!

    • @Lbf5677
      @Lbf5677 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoreFunMakingIt ah yes, after a break i can imagine looking at it and going back many times :)

  • @billcameron2223
    @billcameron2223 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well done. What technique did you use to restore the white "ZX SPECTRUM" logo?

  • @andygozzo72
    @andygozzo72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    when replacing lower rams, i'd say its better to fit 4164s or 41256s, instead of actual 4116, you can do it, lift pin 8 up so it doesnt contact the socket and connect to pin9, do similar with pin 1 linking to pin 16, you can then drop the modded chip straight in place... these chips are easier to get and more reliable than the original types...you can also use these in place of the upper ram, but 'may' be issues with certain ram types, 256 refresh cycle versions, with certain ram link settings... this doesnt matter with lower ram

    • @andygozzo72
      @andygozzo72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      never yet tried a lower ram replacement module...i have a faulty one that someone popped connecting it wrong somehow 😉

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats all good info! Thank you.

  • @P5ychoFox
    @P5ychoFox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Right now that’s done I’m going to throw my Spectrum into some lava and send you whatever remains.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'll sculpt a cavity out of the lump of charred plastic and mount a raspberry pi in it. 🤣

  • @RichSzerman
    @RichSzerman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have three dead specy boards. Do you fancy another challenge to help repair?

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the kind offer. I'm totally swamped with broken machines already. 😁

  • @chris-ip4pk
    @chris-ip4pk 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant 4 videos.your really clever.i wonder if you have any advice.i have a 16k issue 1 speccy.its factory standard.i done the comp mod.however as with the rf out before the mod .the speccy won't boot to sinclair screen via genuine power supply.however a 9v regulated supply works it.the speccy loads games from tape or duino fine.sound is fine .but the picture is black and white.any ideas where to start looking.please help.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its so hard to diagnose these things over the internet. A black and white screen could be a few different things. Could be the LM1889N chip isnt getting the right voltage, could be the ULA is broken, could be something in the DC DC circuit. Could be some hidden damage to a trace.

  • @bufordmaddogtannen
    @bufordmaddogtannen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I envy your patience. Are the badly soldered pins at 20:42 connected where they should?

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! That bit of footage was taken from earlier in the repair for B-roll. Pretty sure they got soldered up in the end 😂

    • @bufordmaddogtannen
      @bufordmaddogtannen ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MoreFunMakingIt makes sense. Also I meant "half soldered". I had "badly soldered" in mind due to the PTSD inducing previous repair attempt.😂

  • @Trailtraveller
    @Trailtraveller ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kudo's for this repair.

  • @markretro3612
    @markretro3612 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i re-watched all 4 parts last night.. to see if it was as bad as i remembered it being ,,, it was worse :)

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Haha! Good effort watching it all again. I might have to cringe my way through it again at some point. 😆

  • @damianbutterworth2434
    @damianbutterworth2434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I best subscribe before I test my old Speccy. :)

  • @Fish2Eat
    @Fish2Eat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember the ZX Spectrum as a tween in the 80s going through my dad's computer magazines... the rainbow motif is ironically non binary - and then there were the Playboy Magazines hidden by the ledge on top of the book case...

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣
      Of course that was only read for the cutting edge journalism 😜

    • @Fish2Eat
      @Fish2Eat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OMFG... just had an epiphany, I now know why I get excited about old computers!

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Fish2Eat it's all clicked into place!

  • @em4736
    @em4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a challenge fr you. Issue 2 with maaaaany missing traces.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think at this point I would just transplant it to a new motherboard.

    • @em4736
      @em4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoreFunMakingIt Don't want to do that. Want to keep it as original as possible. He worked with no problems till I didn't put my hands in it

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you can get some pictures to me. Discord, email or twitter?

    • @em4736
      @em4736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoreFunMakingIt Discord. But I can't access without your invite

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks like you joined the discord a short while ago?

  • @andygozzo72
    @andygozzo72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    zx spectrum from hell? hmm, thats nothing compared to one i have, most of the 4116s have been literally broken out, and loads of lifted/ripped off tracks, looks like someone attacked it with pliers/wirecutters...poor old thing 😢

    • @andygozzo72
      @andygozzo72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thinking more, pretty sure i have 2 'butchered' boards......

    • @EwaldBurger
      @EwaldBurger ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andygozzo72 Please send them in to Lee. He loves such boards and to provide us with some more good entertainment. Or make your own series and become famous too!

  • @nexpro6985
    @nexpro6985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sends owner bill for £2848.00

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Half price!

    • @nexpro6985
      @nexpro6985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MoreFunMakingIt plus VAT?

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And don't forget the storage fee.

    • @nexpro6985
      @nexpro6985 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I re-capped my 48k speccy replaced the membrane plus two transistors near the rf module and did the classic composite mod to the video output. I had no way to see if worked. So I blind typed in a basic program (mostly from my memory) to play some beeps and it worked.

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Superb! I bet that was a great moment when it all worked 😁

  • @IkarusKommt
    @IkarusKommt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Typical craponomics: wasting precious electronic components on this junk.

    • @Ghost82uk
      @Ghost82uk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you don't like it, you can feel free to watch something else, myself and Lee's over 1.3k plus subs are happy with the content

    • @MoreFunMakingIt
      @MoreFunMakingIt  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been busted! The chip shortage is all down to me and this Spectrum! I'm so sorry 😥😜

  • @fft2020
    @fft2020 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an absolute massacre