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25 September 2026

     08:54  Capacitor Failure Symptoms diffhist +1,692 Josh talk contribs (P4 verification: add worked examples of ESR-rise and RIFA failure from the two hosted Pina books, with the U.S./International designator warning)

23 September 2026

     20:16  Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ Capacitor Replacement Guide diffhist +3,970 Josh talk contribs (Replace the Issue 2/3 capacitor table (section 8.5) with Sinclair's own section 9.13 list for the Issue 4A/4B/5/6A boards the Spectrum+ actually uses - C1-C8 are 22 nF not 47 nF, C49 is 560 pF not 47 nF, and C54-C105 were missing entirely; C27 is Electrolytic 1 uF 50 V, not Ceramic; add the section 9.12.1 notes and the KTC2236A-Y TR4 pinout trap)
     20:15  Sinclair ZX Spectrum Keyboard Membrane Repair diffhist +4,114 Josh talk contribs (Remove the live ChatGPT citation placeholder; the 22k/R68 STOP fix is real but is step 5 of Sinclair's Spectrum-to-Spectrum+ conversion (and is RP1 pins 1-5 on an Issue 1 board), now cited to the service manual; add Sinclair's block-of-five/block-of-eight fault rule, the section 10.3 assembly figures, the foam pads and the dual-contact keys; fix markdown numbering, the H1 title, the red links and the non-existent categories)
     02:15  Capacitor Failure Symptoms 2 changes history +12,684 [Josh (2×)]
     
02:15 (cur | prev) −40 Josh talk contribs (Remove self-referential wording per house rule)
     
02:07 (cur | prev) +12,724 Josh talk contribs (Rewrite with full citations (Nichicon CAT.8101H hosted here, Vishay 40110, KEMET F3011): corrected 60 Hz hum to twice mains frequency, corrected bulging mechanism to Nichicon gas generation, added missing film/X2 suppression section, added tantalum derating 60-50 percent, added Class II ceramic DC-bias behaviour, replaced Japanese-brand rule with no-datasheet-no-purchase, replaced IPA-only cleanup with Nichicon soap-and-water plus never acidic/alkaline, replaced reforming folklore with Nichic...)

22 September 2026

     17:52  Sinclair ZX Spectrum General Maintenance diffhist +16,120 Josh talk contribs (Rebuild against Sinclair ZX Spectrum Service Manual: ULA Vcc corrected to pin 14 (pin 40 is ground); PSU corrected to 9V centre-negative UK1400 and the wrong "9.0-10.5V unloaded" band removed; -5V test point corrected from TR4 collector to IC6 pin 1; unsourced 10-15 year recap interval, Ray Carlsen PSU and ULA pin 28 audio claim removed; 7K010E removed from the 48K ULA list; broken image and non-existent category fixed; refs added; Unverified data cleared)

21 September 2026

     21:53  Sinclair ZX Spectrum General Maintenance diffhist +20 Josh talk contribs (Verification drive: flag unverified component data pending check against a primary source)