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Sinclair ZX 48k 128k Spectrum Repair: How to fix a 48k/128k Spectrum Keyboard Membrane Replacement

Mark Fixes Stuff 13 min Published Feb 2013

About this video

A Spectrum Plus with dead keys gets a new keyboard membrane. The video opens the case, lifts out the metal shield and the old three-layer membrane, and finds a damaged ribbon cable.

Good to know: The maker promotes a membrane seller. Ribbon cable damage is part of the job.

Why watch it

Bought as spares and repairs, this Spectrum Plus shows what a second-hand machine with dead keys can hide. The video is titled for the 48k and 128k, but the machine on the bench is a Plus.

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