Repair and maintenance tips
Practical guides to looking after an Amiga or a Spectrum: what to check before switching on, the typical faults of each model and how to avoid them.
These guides are for information. Working on old electronics carries risks: do it at your own risk, with the machine unplugged, and never open power supplies or CRT monitors. If in doubt, bring the machine to us.
- Floppy drives: clean, lubricate or replaceThe floppy drives in the Amiga and the Spectrum +3 are 30-year-old mechanical parts. Dirty heads and dried-out lubricant explain most read errors.Difficulty: Take care⏱ 45 min
- "R Tape loading error": when the Spectrum won't loadThe R Tape loading error, 0:1 message is a classic. Most of the time the problem is not the computer: it is the volume, the player's head or the alignment.Difficulty: Easy⏱ 30 min