The phantom key press (menace)
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:47 am
Hi all
I recently bought an issue two Spectrum in order to refurb so I had one I had done myself. It's all working fine on its own - loads games fine and the iPod turbo loader is an absolute revelation! Manic miner loading in 23 seconds!
But when I connect my DIVMMC future to it weird things happen! It insists on thinking I am constantly pressing the # key, but only when it warms up. It doesn't do it for the first 30 seconds. After this point it does it every second or two. If I manage to get a game loaded it then appears to be pressing other keys on my behalf - e.g. In Manic Miner the music switches off, it pauses, unpauses and jumps etc.
I have tried a few different membranes in case it is that. No difference. I have even tried it without a membrane and it still does it.
Without the DIVMMC plugged in all is well.
The DIVMMC works fine with my issue 4B.
Unfortunately I don't have another sd card reader to test with.
I have given the edge connectors a very good clean.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks!
Lardo
I recently bought an issue two Spectrum in order to refurb so I had one I had done myself. It's all working fine on its own - loads games fine and the iPod turbo loader is an absolute revelation! Manic miner loading in 23 seconds!
But when I connect my DIVMMC future to it weird things happen! It insists on thinking I am constantly pressing the # key, but only when it warms up. It doesn't do it for the first 30 seconds. After this point it does it every second or two. If I manage to get a game loaded it then appears to be pressing other keys on my behalf - e.g. In Manic Miner the music switches off, it pauses, unpauses and jumps etc.
I have tried a few different membranes in case it is that. No difference. I have even tried it without a membrane and it still does it.
Without the DIVMMC plugged in all is well.
The DIVMMC works fine with my issue 4B.
Unfortunately I don't have another sd card reader to test with.
I have given the edge connectors a very good clean.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks!
Lardo