*NEW ENCLOSURE* Dual floppy drive set – 3D printed drive bezel version

The Dual Floppy Drive Set

A great nostalgic add-on for any retro-computer*

 

2023 revision: brand new *fully maintainable* enclosure!

2 easy to reach screws –
You can disassemble the drive set completely!

This is the 3D printed drive bezel version!

We have many drives that require a replacing drive bezel.
So we 3D print them!

 

  • For Shugart compatible floppy interfaces
  • Manually crafted!
  • Front and back bezels are quality 3D printed, with a nice grain finish (printed on PEI plate)
  • The ribbon cable is kept in thoroughly, with a spring against the IDC plug
  • E.g. for:
    • ZX Spectrum with PlusD, PlusDlite, Disciple or Betadisk floppy disk interface
    • Sinclair QL with Cumana, Trump or Gold card floppy disk interface
    • other machines like BBC etc, with Shugart-pinout compatible floppy disk interface
  • Including *top grade* 5V 2A power supply (EU / UK / US / Australian – the type that is needed in your country is included)

*Connects to any Shugart compatible floppy disk interface – many retrocomputers need a separate interface for that.

Read the included printed manual here.

We offer the PlusDlite floppy disk interface for the ZX Spectrum in this webshop.

If you look closely, you might notice these are not the original Floppy Drive bezels, but printed ones – and they look absolutely great!

 

Pinout is according to the Shugart standard:

– Pin 10: Drive select 0
– Pin 12: Drive select 1
– Pin 14: Drive select 2
– Pin 16: Motor on

The enclosure can easily be opened for maintenance.
The included drives have been cleaned, tested, the heads have been cleaned with IPA, and the mechanical moving parts have been greased with silicon grease.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harlequin 48K rev G *assembled + incl. original 48K ROM*

The one and only -BLACK- Harlequin rev G assembled board!

With original ZX Spectrum 48K ROM!
Plug and play!

The Harlequin rev G is a completely compatible ZX Spectrum clone, but without the need of a ULA chip!

This assembled board consists of:

  • The Harlequin rev G printed circuit board
  • All parts assembled
  • The ByteDelight complete and comprehensive 12 page DIY assembly guide to the Harlequin rev G
  • Original ZX Spectrum 48K ROM (used but tested)

To use the finished Harlequin board, you will need:
– A ZX Spectrum case with keyboard (e.g. rubber keys case or Plus case, but any other ZX Spectrum case will be fine too, like the DK’Tronics, Lo Profile or Saga)
– A TV with composite video or RGB input
– An RCA or RGB cable (RGB cable is available in the webshop)

 

Offer is subject to placement errors.

Assembled Harlequin rev G:

 

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Harlequin 48K rev G large DIY kit *with original ZX Spectrum ROM*

The one and only -BLACK- Harlequin rev G DIY kit!

With original ZX Spectrum 48K ROM!
Build and play!

The Harlequin rev G is a completely compatible ZX Spectrum clone, but without the need of a ULA chip!
You can build your own complete ZX Spectrum yourself!

The Harlequin kit consists only of through hole parts, making soldering easy (the three SMD parts are presoldered).
What you need to assemble the kit is:
– a soldering iron + solder
– basic skills and creativity
– some patience! The kit will keep you busy for several hours.

The included comprehensive assemly manual includes some important hints and lots of instructions.
Most parts are packed in bags with sequential numbers corresponding to the manual and this Bill of Materials (click).

This large kit consists of:

  • The (unassembled) Harlequin rev G printed circuit board
  • Presoldered SMD parts: AD724 RGB to NTSC/PAL Encoder, LM2596 voltage regulator and 68uH inductor
  • All parts (except ROM) to complete the Harlequin rev G
  • The ByteDelight complete and comprehensive 12 page DIY assembly guide to the Harlequin rev G!
  • Original ZX Spectrum 48K ROM (used but tested)

To use the finished Harlequin board, you will need:
– A ZX Spectrum case with keyboard (e.g. rubber keys case or Plus case, but any other ZX Spectrum case will be fine too, like the DK’Tronics, Lo Profile or Saga)
– A TV with composite video or RGB input
– An RCA or RGB cable (RGB cable is available in the webshop)

 

Offer is subject to placement errors.

This is an unassembled kit! The photos are for reference.

The kit consists of all parts:

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.. and the board with 3 SMD parts already soldered:

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.. and the comprehensive 12 page DIY guide with lots of hints and tips:

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Assembled Harlequin rev G (this offer is for the unassembled kit!):IMG_20160205_152155

Opus Discovery Floppy Cable

1 piece floppy cable for the Opus Discovery Floppy Disk system.
Brand new, made of top grade 3M ribbon cable.
Red wire to indicate line 1.
Approx. 25cm long (not too long, not too short for Opus Discovery, but tell us if you wish otherwise).

Straight cable (no twist)

This straight cable can be used to connect to:

  • An original Opus Discovery drive: on an original Opus Discovery drive, you can select DS0 or DS1 by a jumper on the drive, so the cable can be ‘straight’ (no twist needed).
  • A PC drive that is configured to drive 2 / drive B / DS1 (it’s the same), to have that drive function as the SECOND drive (drive 2 / DS1) on an Opus Discovery

Why not use a PC drive as first drive?

We could offer modified cables, that have wires 10-12 swapped, to make a PC drive act as the first drive on retro floppy disk systems, however..

On some Opus Discovery revisions, the first floppy connector (almost always soldered to the board), can only be used for the first drive, not for drive 2 (DS1), and the second (normally unused) floppy drive connector, can only be used for the second drive, not for drive 1 (DS0).
This is because some Opus Discovery revisions have separate Motor On signals for the drives, to avoid two original Opus Discovery drives to both spin up at the same time.
Using the second connector on the Opus Discovery for drive 1, or the first cable for drive 2, is not possible with these revisions.

Since it’s hard to determine which revision your Opus Discovery is, we decided only to supply the straight cable, that normally can only be used to use a PC drive as the second drive on Opus Discovery.

Now some PC drives to have the option to change them from drive B (drive 2) to drive A (drive 1): sometimes there is a soldering option on the bottom of the circuit board for this.
You need to check this for yourself though: there are many different brands and models of floppy drives.

PC Floppy drives, and differences in floppy cables

A modern PC floppy drive (3.5″ 1.44MB HD) is configured to drive B (DS1) on a PC by default.
This was introduced to make it easy to wire them up, without the need of configuring with e.g. jumpers.

To make this possible, PC floppy drive cables have a twist in them, to make that drive work as drive A.
PC floppy cables with connectors for two drives, have a twist between the two connectors that go into the drives: the connector at the end of the cable goes in drive A, and the one directly after it, goes in drive B.

PC floppy drives, 3.5″ HD 1.44MB, all work perfectly as DD (Double Density, 800KB) drives: the drives have been designed for this.
The head will perfectly read and write DD floppies, and once a DD floppy is inserted, the data transfer speed slows down to that of DD disks.

Now the standard IBM PC floppy cables can NOT be used for retro computer floppy disk interfaces, that have ‘Shugart’ pinout, which is different from the IBM PC pinout.
If you are using a 3.5″ HD 1.44MB PC floppy drive on a retro system like the Opus Discovery, you need to use a specifically made cable like the one we offer here.

 

Complete original Plus case for ZX Spectrum incl. new membrane – *next-best condition*

ZX Spectrum Plus case + new membrane – in very good shape!

This offer is for a used but thoroughly cleaned ZX Spectrum Plus case, in very good shape, with a scratch or dent – but still really good looking!
We’ll make sure the metal rainbow logo is in good shape, so the case will look awesome altogether!

This ZX Spectrum Plus case comes with:
– All original rubber feet
– Original plastic springs and feet
– Set of original screws (for mainboard too)
– Original reset switch and cable
– A brand new membrane!

The case is cleaned thoroughly!

The rainbow logo will be in good shape, or replaced with a new one.

You can use this for an original ZX Spectrum mainboard, or the Harlequin rev G (48K) and rev 2D (128K) kit.

The photo is an example: you will get whatever is in stock, but only the best quality ones are picked from our stock for this mint condition offer.

Offer is subject to placement errors.

 

Installation and troubleshooting information

Check out this page with detailed installation instructions, and help in case of troubleshooting.

 

The photos underneath are an example: we have more than one in stock.

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ZX Spectrum rubber key case with new membrane and good original faceplate

For this offer, we select fairly good original ZX Spectrum cases from our stock, but with some scratches.
We clean them carefully, to get in their best shape possible.
We select the best original faceplates from our stock for these cases: with maybe a dent or scratch, but still very good looking!

What else you get:

  • Brand new keyboard membrane
  • All rubber feet on case
  • 5 original screws
  • One original center mainboard screw

1 year warranty.

The photos underneath are an example: we have more than one in stock.

ZX Spectrum rubber key case with new membrane and new *next-best* faceplate

For this offer, we select good original ZX Spectrum cases from our stock.
These are original cases, and thus will have some wear and minor scratches.

We clean them carefully, to get in their best shape possible.
And we finish them with a new ‘next-best’ metal faceplate: we have some ‘shiny’ high-gloss or other type new faceplates, that are a bit different compared to an original, but still new, and good quality.

What else you get:

  • Brand new keyboard membrane
  • All rubber feet on case
  • 5 original screws
  • One original center mainboard screw

1 year warranty.

The photos underneath are an example: we have more than one in stock.

ZX Spectrum rubber key case with new membrane and new faceplate

For this offer, we select the best original ZX Spectrum cases from our stock.
These are original cases, and thus will have some wear and minor scratches.

We clean them carefully, to get in their best shape possible.
And we finish them with a brand new metal faceplate!

What else you get:

  • Brand new keyboard membrane
  • All rubber feet on case
  • 5 original screws
  • One original center mainboard screw

1 year warranty.

The photos underneath are an example: we have more than one in stock.

Completely refurbished ZX Spectrum 48K incl. cables and PSU

Completely refurbished ZX Spectrum.
We select the best original ZX Spectrum case we have, and finish it with a new brand new metal faceplate!

You can select any board issue you prefer: 2/3/3b/4a/4b/4s/6a, or leave it up to us.

What else you get:

  • 100% repaired and refurbished:
    • All new Vishay capacitors
    • Recom modern DC-DC 5V switching voltage regulator to keep the ZX Spectrum cool
    • Added heatsink on ULA to increase its lifetime
    • Fully and thorougly tested with DivIDE, DivMMC, and more
    • Comes with comprehensive one-of-a-kind refurbish and test booklet
  • Brand new metal faceplate
  • Brand new keyboard membrane
  • Brand new top grade switching 9V PSU with EU or UK mains plug
  • All rubber feet on case
  • DC power switch
  • Composite audio / video lead + SCART adapter

So plug and play, for decades to come!

1 year warranty.

The photos underneath are an example: we have more than one in stock.

Brand new metal faceplate: