This gives the sense how bad it was, I got it for the case and the case alone because I was planning to build the raspberry pi zero ii project from the retro shack onto it and got curious Found the pla out on the last pin and reinserted, then 12v line missing and had to reinstate the transistor which had been soldered with a warm axe put out the call for help and this legend was the man who answered, Lee was a legend for taking this on
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
This is James who sent the cremated remains of a ZX Spectrum to me. Imagine trying to fix this through text messages! "there's big lumps of solder under the ROM" That would have been fun 🤣
@Ghost82uk2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt "there's a bodge wire under the chip" "ok, obviously a broken trace james, no need to panic" "no the trace looks fine" "James, your obviously taking the Mick, please don't message me again, I'm a busy man" 🤣🤣
@RetroSegaDev2 жыл бұрын
One of my new must watch channels! A great blend of humour and electronics that I barely understand! But here I am watching again... I can't wait for part 2! 😁
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matteus 😁😁😁 Keep watching and you'll soon learn enough to do what happened to this Spectrum 🤣
@RetroSegaDev2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt 😂
@jackleg6932 жыл бұрын
Also. The editing in this episode is superb! Don’t think we didn’t notice that.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Nawww. Thanks mate. It's nice to know it's appreciated.
@Breakfast_of_Champions2 жыл бұрын
Well I guess the whole thing is the result of extraordinary talent, a 400+ °C ...hot iron from the car workshop, and... long term storage under a cottage on the beach? Great job on the videos!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
I like to think there was an element of malicious intent. Or cold revenge. But I agree with the likely toolset. Thanks for the kind comment 😁
@RudysRetroIntel2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work! Nice to watch someone who knows how to do repairs
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
I've always been a decent bodger 😂
@retrobitstv2 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a mess! Nice repair so far and a very enjoyable watch. Keep up the great work!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the mess 😁
@MikeDX22 жыл бұрын
That was equally enjoyable and horrifying! Nice one Lee, looking forward to the rest!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike! There's a lot more to come 😜 I hope you're able to sleep tonight 😁
@brettb.3452 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for part 2. Thanks.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Neither can I! 🤣 Thank you for watching 😁
@jaycee1980 Жыл бұрын
26:35 this is a good case for enamelled wire. You could pass that through the via, down through the socket hole, and then off to wherever else the trace connected to... and solder at all points. The enamel insulates it but would burn away where you make the solder joints. I recycled a lot of mine from old CRT deflection coils and deguass coils continuing to watch with much interest!
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Another great tip!
@SparksNZeros2 жыл бұрын
for knackered sockets like that i find cutting them into strips of 4 pins and using a clamp and hot air from the other side to get them out in pieces, then desoldering braid to clear the holes. loving the dedication on this beast of a board.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Before I got the desolder station I used the same method you mentored. Now I love an excuse to moo a part off the board 🤣
@ThanassisTsiodras2 жыл бұрын
Android Roy's speech from Blade Runner seems appropriate.... "I've... seen things... you people.... wouldn't believe"
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Oohhhhh! I might use that in the next episode!
@8-bitsteve5002 жыл бұрын
Wow.. just shocking but I'm totally riveted to it. Can't wait to see the next!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Steve! Work on the next TWO episodes is well under way 😁
@rsnilssen Жыл бұрын
Good time of day to you :D I used to fall asleep to those videos, listening to his diagnostics :D
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
He does have a very calming voice. Like an educational presenter from the 70's.
@SanguineBrah2 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of the Simpsons episode where Sideshow Bob takes a rake to the face every time he takes a step.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Soooo many rakes. In later episodes you'll see some I put there myself!
@burritocodes2 жыл бұрын
Ah, the fabled crispy banded resistor. If you consult the "Exotic Resistor Manual Volume 2 Revision 3 Sub-revision 7" you will find that a crispy band on a resistor indicates a resistance of anywhere between 0 ohms and into the hundreds of meg-ohms. You need to compare the darkness of the crispy band against the official chart to know the value. Alternatively, one can employ the use of a multi-meter, however, the ERMV2R3SR7 does caution against taking such extreme measures.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Just found your comment on the suspect spam bin! Not sure what youtube found suspicious 😂
@burritocodes2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt Well, KZbin isn't wrong for suspecting me of spam. I don't have any in the house, but I certainly could. KZbin is just being cautious.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
@@burritocodes it's better to be safe when dealing with highly processed tinned meats of questionable origins.
@nickolasgaspar96602 жыл бұрын
lol...what a mesh!!!!! I am in the middle of fully socketing my first Speccy and I have to say.....this type of mesh demands considerable effort.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your Spectrum! :D
@mrbridger52 жыл бұрын
What a great video. 👍 so many issues in that board, and bodge repairs on things that didn't need repairing. 😄
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It was certainly interesting. The most work I've put into a repair so far 😅
@jackleg6932 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t help but laugh at the humour and even I, a complete non electrical person, could see that you have a real multi part project here. Now time for me to get back to my fine, precise, delicate brain surgery with my blunt hedge trimmer.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
If you heat up that hedge trimmer and use it on a Spectrum this is probably what would happen!
@zx8511 ай бұрын
This makes me feel much better about my bodges (the ones that can't be categorised as "repairs" 😁)
@MoreFunMakingIt11 ай бұрын
It's a service we provide 🤣
@chaoticsystem2211 Жыл бұрын
The missing keyboard seems to be an improvement...
@StewiesRetroGaming2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic watch mate I can't wait to the thrilling final installment of.... "SPECTURM IN PERILLLL!!!!" Said in my best 50 tv voice 😅😉🏴👍
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Oooh. I wonder if I can work Flash Gordon into it! Thanks mate. I think you'll like the next one too!
@ProfsRetroFix29 күн бұрын
Found your channel through RMC and going through your back catalogue as it were! Watching this while I'm working, and I couldn't believe the repair of a perfectly working trace at 25:30 ! Who does that?
@MoreFunMakingIt29 күн бұрын
Welcome cave dweller! 😁
@kayleas532811 ай бұрын
by the looks of that spider mod, it looks like whoever did that mod wanted the benefits of a socket with the troubles of being soldered directly onto the board
@MoreFunMakingIt11 ай бұрын
I think this was one of those "seemed like a good idea at the time" occasions.
@SonicBoone5610 ай бұрын
Yet another repair of a repair. Gotta love cleaning up behind idiots that certainly made everything WORSE.
@MoreFunMakingIt10 ай бұрын
Fixing others mistakes is always a messy business.
@mogwaay2 жыл бұрын
On holiday on the Scilly isles and this video is a terrific was to recover from exposure from the wind, rain, sea spray and sun! Very enjoyable video Lee, looking forward to the next episode!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! Hope you're having a fantastic time 😁
@mogwaay2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt it's a lovely place, highly recommend - although there is a distinct lack of retro computers on the isles 😋
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
They'll be there somewhere. You just have to look harder 😉
@JonathanAdamsGB2 жыл бұрын
Quite amazing to see the evolutions of your knowledge and understanding in the experiences you've shared. Guided is one thing, but you've took the tools, resources and time and made your own style, work and system. Something as bad as this really highlights that journey! Look forward to Pt 2 😊
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jonathan! 😁
@SidebandSamurai11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video. just remember Its not Blue Tack, its "Smurf Poo"
@MoreFunMakingIt11 ай бұрын
Mark Fixes Stuff's crack team of legal experts will be burying me under a sea of litigation if I tread on his toes!
@SidebandSamurai11 ай бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt Oh well it was fun to think about it.
@Retrocatone2 жыл бұрын
That’s very very bad! You did a already incredible job to this point, and I still don’t get it for these wires and not needed repairs. Seriously what the heck ? 😅😂
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
I wish I knew! Wait till you see the rest! There's so much more. :D
@CheshireNoir2 жыл бұрын
What a state that board was in. I must comment your bodges were extremely neat at this point. (Foreshadowing?)
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
By the end there was more bodge than board 🤣 It wasn't pretty!
@OzRetrocomp2 жыл бұрын
Whoever it was that attacked that poor Speccy with a blowtorch makes me feel so much better about my own soldering skills, so I guess that's something. At least it's in the best possible hands now. 🙂 Can't wait for part 2!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
It's really hard to know what happened to it. I'm sure it was worked on by multiple people, some of the work is reasonable. But someone got themselves into a mess, and instead of stopping and getting help they just went wild. Part 2 is well under way!
@RetroWorkshop Жыл бұрын
Excellent job Lee! I've watched all the episodes, for some reason watching this one last. I can't believe all the mess under the ICs. Very enjoyable video series.
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😁 I have a new video coming soon™ about an Amstrad in a sorry condition. A good story to tell with this one too.
@ezContents2 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, a cliffhanger!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
I know. Felt a bit bad about that 😂 But everyone seems to be on board with it 😁
@ezContents2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt It's ok. This will keep us on the edge of the seat. 🙂
@vanhetgoor Жыл бұрын
Always be careful when resurrecting an old Spectrum from death. You never know what it is going to do. I have seen documentaries on television where humans were brought back to life and some of them had cravings for the flesh of healthy good looking teenagers. If a Spectrum is resurrected then maybe it starts cannibalizing other computers, laptops and tablets.
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Oh no! What have I done! 😱😱😱😱😱😱
@ReEnthused2 жыл бұрын
You got my multiple accents down perfectly ;) Great video as always matey
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Johnny! I just channeled my inner "grumpy old man" which also happens to be my outer persona 😜
@roxyknight4909 Жыл бұрын
Love you videos. You're so funny ... definitely adds to watchabillity of the videos
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Awww, thank you Roxy! Thats very kind of you to say
@Daz555Daz11 ай бұрын
Never solder after 9 pints of cider. That seems to be the lesson here.
@MoreFunMakingIt11 ай бұрын
Words to live by
@jaycee1980 Жыл бұрын
Just started watching this series.. im sure it's going to be "fun" :) Just so you know, the ZTX313 is not critical for the spider mod. A BC546 will work just fine
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Always useful info from you Peter! I'll make a note of that. Enjoy the carnage!
@jaycee1980 Жыл бұрын
In fact, most of the transistors in the Spectrum are not critical. The only exception really is the ZTX650 in the voltage converter circuit - ZTX653 is still made (just has a higher voltage rating) and is the only real replacement there. ZTX 313 and BC184 can be replaced by BC546. ZTX213 likewise by a BC556. The ZTX450 seen driving the speaker can be replaced with a BC337-40. Watch for different pinouts.
@ropersonline2 жыл бұрын
5:20: That user's username would be a camel-cased "joules per coulomb" = joules [see Wikipedia] per coulomb [see Wikipedia] = J/C.
@GianlucaRiccardi7 ай бұрын
Interesting video. The mention of "dual spur coulomb" at 5:20 is asking to check links in the description, but I seem to miss it?
@MoreFunMakingIt7 ай бұрын
My deepest apologies. I have now added that link for JoulesperCoulomb's video.
@GianlucaRiccardi7 ай бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt Lovely, thank You. I'm binge watching all the videos of this repair (and other videos of yours). Incredible but instructional and entertaining this repair. Great job Sir.
@MoreFunMakingIt7 ай бұрын
@@GianlucaRiccardi thank you! 😁
@MrWaalkman Жыл бұрын
I've had days where I would have been much better off locking my soldering iron up for the day, but wow, just wow...
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
🤣 Its a bit of a mess!
@MrWaalkman Жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt And an epic repair! I'd have given up and posted it on eBay as "Working when parked."
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Hahaha! It probably went through a few ebay auctions on its way to me!
@LiquidSnakeSSJ4 Жыл бұрын
i wonder if whoever attempted to fix this prior to you was using a soldering iron for the first time
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
For sure! Wait till you see what else they did...
@berm112 жыл бұрын
Men what a lot of issues 😅
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
So many! Lots to come!
@natethefighter2 жыл бұрын
False, I would absolutely watch two hours of this
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
I have 13 hours of raw footage that's just like this, except without the funny bits and special effects, and with a lot more "old man talking to himself and breaking wind" Maybe I should have that as a Patreon perk 🤔🤣
@Zahgurym2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt a whole second channel with just the raw footage uncut would be epic. I would definitely watch atleast. Could call it "More Fun Making It Raw". 😆
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Maybe that's something I would do in the future. Its still a lot of work, I'd still have to go through and make sure there were no personal details shown by accident etc.
@OzRetrocomp2 жыл бұрын
So it's not just me then. TBH I was a little disappointed that this episode was over so quickly! But at least we have more to look forward to.
@jasejj Жыл бұрын
Looks like one of mine... Tbh the way that board disintegrates has made me worry about the recap I'm about to attempt on my ish2! Amazing how b0rked a board can be while still looking reasonable from a cursory glance.
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
They're so fragile. A good way to learn how to desolder super carefully! You should be fine with a recap. Watch for some of the holes in the heavy ground sections being tough to clear. You can always follow that solder and poke the leg of the new cap into the hole. Good luck!
@CallousCoder Жыл бұрын
Hey that’s my old Speccy and no it’s no TypEx, that’s all I’m saying 😂😂😂
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
IT WAS YOU!!!
@CallousCoder Жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt 😜I hope you washed your hands afterwards 😜especially since I have had this weird rash for the last 40 years in that area 🤪
@brendonelton2 жыл бұрын
Just subscribed, fantastic video!
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Brendon 😁
@blackterminal Жыл бұрын
I have a family spectrum 48k with a output from the modulator that is black and white and distorted. Should I replace the modulator? Replace caps that are in it?
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
Modulator is probably fine. If it's a modern TV it's probably just struggling to tune in. The best thing to do is convert it to composite instead. Then if the picture is still bad you know you have a problem
@blackterminal Жыл бұрын
What is that fancy device you plugged to the back of the spectrum?
@MoreFunMakingIt Жыл бұрын
That's a ZX Dandanator. They're a bit tricky to get hold of, the licence doesn't allow selling of them so you need to either make one yourself or get someone else to make it. Probably easier to buy a dedicated diagnostic cart. They're not too expensive on eBay.
@rimmersbryggeri9 ай бұрын
It can clearly get infinitely worse.
@lubricatedgoat2 жыл бұрын
It's probably missing the point, but would it be better to yank all the components and solder them onto a brand new board? I see they're very inexpensive.
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I'm doing right now with two much less damaged boards. This one is more about the challenge.
@lubricatedgoat2 жыл бұрын
@@MoreFunMakingIt Love it! Pure dedication, and I thank you in advance for my shot of vicarious dopamine when you succeed. Also looking forward to seeing the old-parts, new board :)
@ronnyverminck27412 жыл бұрын
Did you eventualy got it fixed?
@MoreFunMakingIt2 жыл бұрын
Yup! There's so much more wrong with it, you'll see in the next 2 episodes. Some of the things... You might see one in a bodged repair, but all of them is just bizarre.