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The U.K. government has removed all COVID19 restrictions in England (health is devolved for elsewhere in the U.K. so the situation may be different in Scotland and Wales). And some other ‘retro’ computer events are starting to plan in person physical events. So yes, it is reasonable to think about a...

The thing is, intermittent failures of chips are not very common. But intermittent problems with contacts or leads are fairly common. Is the CTC in a socket? If yes, have you removed it carefully (so as not to bend any pins when it finally becomes free from the socket), cleaned the pins, then carefu...

It may be that the magnetic coating (particles) on the tape are becoming detached and then clogging up the tape head in the cassette deck.

Try cleaning the tape head with a tape cleaning fluid. Or if you can’t get that, use IPA.

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Slow down there! How are you trying to load? Are you using a cassette tape deck and an original cassette tape? Is this a commercial (prerecorded) tape? Or a “home made” recording? Or are you using a modern item (such as a smartphone, MP3 player, computer or other digital device)? What lead(s) are yo...

Nassimbakir wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022 23:29 Hi guys
I have the same loading problems now on my MTX 500
Can you show me the exact ship I need to replace on board please …
Thanks

You may want to open a new topic. With fault finding, it’s always recommended to start a new topic. Saves confusion

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Dave wrote: ↑26 Jan 2022 15:29 I couldn't get it to fit into my MTX's expansion socket

That’s what a jigsaw and angle grinder are for…

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Welcome to the year that in future will be known as two thousand and twenty two

Best wishes to all Memorum fans

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Christmas Day ‘Twas the day to devour a pagan feast. I say to all, I hoped you enjoyed your day!

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… I recapped the video board and everything seemed fine at the time. Assuming that the +12V to the LM1889 is correct, that you replaced the electrolytic capacitors on the video board, that the replacements are good, and that their polarity is correct, then a signal that fades over a time period of ...

To remove the BNC plug=adapter requires the use of a small child…

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