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27 September 2026

     09:34  Sinclair ZX Spectrum Service Manual 2 changes history +752 [Josh (2×)]
     
09:34 (cur | prev) +139 Josh talk contribs (Add the Issue 6A circuit diagram already hosted here)
     
09:29 (cur | prev) +613 Josh talk contribs (Note the separately hosted original 1984 edition and its T.I.S. Service Data / Repair Data sections, which this re-typeset edition does not contain)
N    09:34  Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 Service Manual 2 changes history +4,549 [Josh (2×)]
     
09:34 (cur | prev) +159 Josh talk contribs (Add the relevant circuit diagram already hosted here)
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09:21 (cur | prev) +4,390 Josh talk contribs (New documentation page for the newly hosted ZX Spectrum 128 Service Manual: contents, what it settles, and the fact that its symptomatic-fault table was never completed)
     09:31  Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 General Maintenance 2 changes history +282 [Josh (2×)]
     
09:31 (cur | prev) −22 Josh talk contribs (Unlink the ZX Spectrum +3, which has no page on this wiki yet, so nothing renders as a red link)
     
09:29 (cur | prev) +304 Josh talk contribs (P5 verification: correct figures and re-attribute the Repair Data citations to the T.I.S. document now hosted here; remove emoji headings)
     09:31  Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 3 changes history +260 [Josh (3×)]
     
09:31 (cur | prev) −35 Josh talk contribs (Unlink the ZX Spectrum +3, which has no page on this wiki yet, so nothing renders as a red link)
     
09:29 (cur | prev) +105 Josh talk contribs (Link the newly hosted ZX Spectrum 128 Service Manual documentation page)
     
09:29 (cur | prev) +190 Josh talk contribs (P5 verification: correct figures and re-attribute the Repair Data citations to the T.I.S. document now hosted here; remove emoji headings)
     09:29  Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ Capacitor Replacement Guide diffhist +643 Josh talk contribs (P5 verification: correct figures and re-attribute the Repair Data citations to the T.I.S. document now hosted here; remove emoji headings)
     09:29  Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Troubleshooting Guide diffhist +187 Josh talk contribs (P5 verification: correct figures and re-attribute the Repair Data citations to the T.I.S. document now hosted here; remove emoji headings)
     09:20 Upload log Josh talk contribs uploaded File:ZX Spectrum 128 Service Manual.pdf (Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 Service Manual, Rev 1.1 (Spectrum For Everyone retypeset) - component-level parts lists for the Toastrack)
     08:59  Capacitor Failure Symptoms diffhist +80 Josh talk contribs (Link the documentation page for each cited manual, keeping the File: link as the direct download)

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)
     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

     17:56  Sinclair ZX Spectrum Capacitor Replacement Guide 2 changes history +15,925 [Josh (2×)]
     
17:56 (cur | prev) +161 Josh talk contribs (Flag the Issue 5 C29 "44nf" misprint in the table itself rather than silently normalising it to 47 nF)
     
17:50 (cur | prev) +15,764 Josh talk contribs (Rebuild from Sinclair ZX Spectrum Service Manual parts lists 8.5 and 9.13: previous C1-C12/C27 table and its "Purpose/Rail" column were not Sinclair designators and are removed; real per-issue capacitor table added for Issues 2-6A; fabricated 128K table, ripple figures, height/lead-pitch figures and "-5V/+12V are 128K rails" error removed; refs added; Unverified data cleared)
N    17:28  Sinclair ZX Spectrum Service Manual diffhist +3,470 Josh talk contribs (Create documentation page for the newly hosted ZX Spectrum Service Manual)
     17:26 Upload log Josh talk contribs uploaded File:Sinclair ZX Spectrum Service Manual.pdf (ZX Spectrum / Spectrum+ Service Manual with Supplements 1 and 2 — source for the Spectrum repair pages)

21 September 2026

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