NOT ANOTHER RESET SWITCH!

Users who still have a rubber Spectrum, or have upgraded to a Plus keyboard and have not wired up the reset switch, could benefit from the newly released reset/on/off switch from System 7 Electronics.

Repeatedly pulling out the power plug on the Spectrum to reset it can weaken the socket - which in turn can lead to reliability problems - and so a switch is a great help.

The little black box fits beween the power supply and the Spectrum. Next to the on/off switch is an LED to show when it is on, and it has a small push button which cuts the power when pushed. Although well made, this button - and all the others I've seen - is no substitute for a mains switch. However, it is more convenient than scrabbling for the wall socket to reset the Spectrum.

As combined reset/on/off switches go, this one is well priced at £5.00 inc p&p and could provide a useful stocking filler.

System 7 Electronics, 664, Anlaby High Road, Hull, North Humberside HU3 6UZ. Tel: 0482-508687.

REDUCE WEAR ON SOCKETS

Old favourites never die, they simply get reviewed in Sinclair User.

System 7 has released a Load/Save switch and reset switch in one. This little unit combines two very useful features at the modest sum of £7.70 inc.

For those who have never heard of a Load/Save switch, it merely allows you to Load and Save without having to pull one of the plugs out of the Spectrum,. Similarly, the reset switch can reset the computer without having to pull the power lead out. As the Spectrum sockets tend to wear quite quickly this is a definite advantage.

A worthwhile unit at the price.

System 7 Electronicsw, 664 Anlaby High Road, Hull, North Humberside HU3 6UZ. Tel: 0482-508687.

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System 7 Reset Unit
System 7
£5

This is no ordinary on/off switch... Just stand in the street, point it at the sky and make model airplane noises. Utterly believable, guaranteed to amaze your friends. The on/off bit is brill, complete with working LED, but the 'reset'switch just chops the power for a moment. Not nice for the Speccy, particularly if it's as dodgy as the one we tried.