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Self Inflicted CARNAGE! ZX Spectrum Repair
Special thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video.
https://www.pcbway.com/
Today I tackle a dead ZX Spectrum from a huge box of retro repairs. Watch as I diagnose the faults, replace a blown transistor, and perform a composite mod to bring it back to life—along with a slight detour after accidentally frying a few 74LS157 logic chips with reverse polarity! Proof that we all still learn from our mistakes on the bench.
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If you'd like to help keep the lights on (and the tools plugged in),
my Patreon is the best way to do it. Patrons get ad-free early access
to videos, behind-the-scenes updates, and entry to a super secret
Discord channel — plus my sincere gratitude, which is worth roughly
what you'd expect.
▸ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/morefunmakingit
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I also have another channel called More Fun Making It, where I build
things from scratch instead of trying to coax life back into them.
Same shed, different end of the workbench.
▸ More Fun Making It: https://www.youtube.com/@morefunmakingit
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There's also the Retro Hardware Discord, where people who enjoy this
sort of thing gather to talk about it. It's better than it has any
right to be.
▸ Retro Hardware Discord: https://discord.gg/ChH726tbbF
─────────────────────────────
#ZXSpectrum #RetroComputing #ElectronicsRepair
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By Special thanks to PCBWay for sponsoring this video.
https://www.pcbway.com/
Today I tackle a dead ZX Spectrum from a huge box of retro repairs. Watch as I diagnose the faults, replace a blown transistor, and perform a composite mod to bring it back to life—along with a slight detour after accidentally frying a few 74LS157 logic chips with reverse polarity! Proof that we all still learn from our mistakes on the bench.
─────────────────────────────
If you'd like to help keep the lights on (and the tools plugged in),
my Patreon is the best way to do it. Patrons get ad-free early access
to videos, behind-the-scenes updates, and entry to a super secret
Discord channel — plus my sincere gratitude, which is worth roughly
what you'd expect.
▸ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/morefunmakingit
─────────────────────────────
I also have another channel called More Fun Making It, where I build
things from scratch instead of trying to coax life back into them.
Same shed, different end of the workbench.
▸ More Fun Making It: https://www.youtube.com/@morefunmakingit
─────────────────────────────
There's also the Retro Hardware Discord, where people who enjoy this
sort of thing gather to talk about it. It's better than it has any
right to be.
▸ Retro Hardware Discord: https://discord.gg/ChH726tbbF
─────────────────────────────
#ZXSpectrum #RetroComputing #ElectronicsRepair