This machine is an Issue 6K, and can be differentiated from the Issue 6U 128 by having green solder mask on both sides of the board.
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The first thing I do with machines I buy is to crack them open and have a quick look inside, just to see what I’m facing, and take note of any issues I need to rectify. These machines usually clean up quite nicely, being black in colour helps as this disguises any marks or yellowing seen on other systems. It’s quite crusty on the outside, but that’s to be expected after all these years. This is a Sinclair Spectrum 128K Toastrack, quite sought after by collectors as the last true incarnation of the Spectrum line before that Alan Sugar fellow got his greasy mitts on the brand. I received this slightly anonymous package this morning:Ĭould have been packaged a little better, but upon opening it looks like the machine in question survived the spin across the Irish Sea intact.
As always, you can click on each image for a larger version.Īnyhow, onwards we go. Today I’m going to take you through the process of refurbishing a 128K Spectrum Toastrack machine.Ī quick warning – this post is quite photo heavy, but is the best way of helping to illustrate what I do without relying on walls of text, and will hopefully make you feel like you’re more involved. Share the post "Refurbishing a 128K ‘Toastrack’"
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