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Wintermute_BBSGood news from the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CZSpectrumPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CZSpectrumPlus</a> that I am trying to get back to life:having replaced the proprietary <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZX8401" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZX8401</a> chip with a modern FPGA based replacement, the system now comes up again - wooohooo !! 🥳 I've also replaced the old keyboard membrane which had brittled to oblivion with a new one, however only a fraction of the keys are working. Maybe I need to replace the keyboard "big" ribbon cable connector as well (I already replaced the "small" one).But things are going into the right dircetion ...EDIT: I've replaced the "big" / "wide" keyboard connector with a new one and now all keys are worikg. More footage later, gotta go now to get cat food.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clone</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Argentina</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Czewerny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Czewerny</a>

Wintermute_BBSBack to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CZSpectrumPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CZSpectrumPlus</a> with the defunct <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RAM</a> - in preparation for the repalcement RAM that will arrive toorrow, I tried to de-solder the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/IC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IC</a> marked in the photograph, but there were three pins that seemed to be nuke soldered to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCB</a> and which I just couldn't free from solder in order to remove the chip. Especially pins 1 and 16 are very hard to come by.Since I did not want to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heat</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#damage</a> the PCB I stopped for the moment being to rethink my options. If you have any suggestions, let me know.Meanwhile, I was able to cleanly remove what seems to be a makeshift fix for the keyboard connector. A fresh one, including a new keyboard membrane, is underway.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clone</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Argentina</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Repair</a>

Wintermute_BBSHere's a question to the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrum</a> and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Experts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Experts</a> - I've got a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/damaged" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#damaged</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CZSpectrumPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CZSpectrumPlus</a> from Argentina which shows the following at power on. Any hint at where to look first? <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ULA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ULA</a>?!<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Broken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Broken</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Speccy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Speccy</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Help</a>

Wintermute_BBSI am currently in the process of re-structuring my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/collection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collection</a>, swapping individual devices with a collegue of mine. As a result, there's this new entry, the "CZ Spectrum plus" - a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrumPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrumPlus</a> clone from <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Argentina</a> !!<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CZSpectrumPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CZSpectrumPlus</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZXSpectrum</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Sinclair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sinclair</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Clone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Clone</a>

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