Hello,
I have here a lovely ZX Spectrum+ with a load of peripherals (2 microdrives + interface, joystick interface, printer interface, more) which my friend has asked me to look at for him as he doesn't have a TV which he can connect it to! Delighted at the opportunity to test this for him I picked it all up, hooked it up and tragically the keyboard is not what it once was. At first most of the keys worked, except enter, and a column up the middle of the keyboard. Maybe some of the shift keys too, not sure. Anyway, this means I cannot test any of the cool peripherals for him. He was keen to see what works and what doesn't, so I agreed to take a look inside for him and see if there was anything obvious (such as one of the KB ribbons being partly dislodged or something) - the slimmer of the two ribbons looked to be disturbed, so i gave it a gentle tug to remove it from the socket and it seems either I or the previous fiddler may have broken one of the tracks on that ribbon... Is there anyone out there willing to undertake the job of getting this lovely little unit back to health? My skills are quite limited and my time moreso, I am, of course, willing to pay for such a service.
Thanks for looking!
I have here a lovely ZX Spectrum+ with a load of peripherals (2 microdrives + interface, joystick interface, printer interface, more) which my friend has asked me to look at for him as he doesn't have a TV which he can connect it to! Delighted at the opportunity to test this for him I picked it all up, hooked it up and tragically the keyboard is not what it once was. At first most of the keys worked, except enter, and a column up the middle of the keyboard. Maybe some of the shift keys too, not sure. Anyway, this means I cannot test any of the cool peripherals for him. He was keen to see what works and what doesn't, so I agreed to take a look inside for him and see if there was anything obvious (such as one of the KB ribbons being partly dislodged or something) - the slimmer of the two ribbons looked to be disturbed, so i gave it a gentle tug to remove it from the socket and it seems either I or the previous fiddler may have broken one of the tracks on that ribbon... Is there anyone out there willing to undertake the job of getting this lovely little unit back to health? My skills are quite limited and my time moreso, I am, of course, willing to pay for such a service.
Thanks for looking!