Builds & Mods
DIY retro builds and modifications: flash carts and multicarts, diagnostic cartridges, controller adapters, video and region mods, kits and PCBs built from scratch.
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Part two of the Tapuino build: every component on the main board placed and soldered in real time, with soldering tips and a fix for my own part one mistake.
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Part one of the Tapuino build: the contents of the deluxe kit, and the buzzer and LED mods needed on the early v1.7 board.
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A step by step composite video mod for the ZX Spectrum 48K, bypassing the RF modulator with a 100uF decoupling capacitor, plus a before and after picture comparison.
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The CPC 464 needs 5V at 2A, so I put the right plug on a spare adapter to replace a buzzing MP1. The method works; the cheap socket didn’t.
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How to add an audio input jack to the Amstrad CPC464’s cassette amplifier circuit with two wires, then load CDT games from a PC using Tapir.