Anyone in Sydney have one of these kicking around. Need to erase some old
> 27C512 chips (so it doesn't need to be huge) and don't feel like paying
> $25 out of china along with the 1 week wait for something that i imagine
> may be collecting dust on your bookcase.
Use that big bright ball in the sky, it's free even if it is a bit slow.
Michael
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:48:01 GMT, "Mickel" put finger to keyboard and composed:
Here is a UV toothbrush steriliser for AU$15:
Silicon Chip Magazine once adapted a similar Jaycar gadget for erasing EPROMs.
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The timer had to be extended by adding a timing capacitor in parallel with the existing one.
- Franc Zabkar
Thanks Franc. I stumbled across that article when i was searching, only to find jaycar didn't sell them anymore. I managed to get a batch of 15 EEPROMs (pin compatible) foir
If it's only for rare use why not use sunlight. Tom
I presume that means you've had success with that method. We've tried it on the odd occasion over the years (Perth) and found nary a bit nuked after a week out in the sun. YMMV but I wouldn't be wasting my time trying it again.
Was that direct sunlight or through the window? Tom
Direct, out in the (sunny) summer weather.
20+ years ago I just bought the germicidal UV tube, a ballast and starter and interlock switch (all scavenged from the junk box) and built an enclosure for it for safety.
The toothbrush sterilizer idea is probably more cost efficient though.
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