Re: home made EPROM erasers

 With all due respect, what a total waste of time! I agree the
 erasers are expensive... but a $22 bulb vs a $40 complete device...
 geez. And, er, who cares that you can erase 15 proms at a time rather
than 5 or whatever?

 Talk about cheap.

 Mitch

On Sat, 16 Jan 1999, Todd Miller wrote:

> Since were on the disscusion of EPROM erasers, I
> thought I'd share how I made my own, because
> I didn't want to spend $40 for a DataRase II.
>
> The EPROM erasers I have seen are just basically
> a fluorescent fixture with a UV bulb. I did a little
> investigating and found a germicidal-radiation
> bulb that emits the same type of UV that zaps EPROMS.
> I called a few electrical suppliers and found they are
> available in all sizes & costs. I decided to choose a
> 8 watt GE bulb # G8T5 (cost $22), its about 11 inches long
> & 1/2 inch round. It fits commonly available 'under the
> cabinet' fixtures that can be had for around $10 at a
> discount store. Then I just built a light ** tight box **
> and a tray to hold the EPROMS about 1/4 - 1/2 inch
> from the bulb. I can zap 3x as many EPROMS than the
> DataRase II in about 4-5 minutes, with a total cost
> in parts of $32 plus stuff I had around the shop.
>
> ** Warning ** Germicidal lamps emit ultraviolet
> radiation ! exposure to direct or reflected radiation can
> produce very serious 'sunburn' of the eyes (blinding)
> and skin. Place a safety cutoff switch inline with the lamp
> fixture to prevent the lamp from burning while installing
> or removing EPROMs !!
>
>
> --
> Thanks
>
> Todd
>
> http://www.netconx.net/~litterbox
>
>
Received on Sat Jan 16 13:39:04 1999