RE: home made EPROM erasers

I don't know where Todd was shopping but when I went looking
for one, the cheapest erasers were about $70 for a battery operated
one and AC powered units started at $99. I decided to go the same
route as Todd and found the same bulb for $8 and the fixture for $12.
I put it all inside an old clock radio and I'm more than pleased with
the results.

Did I waste MY time?

Brendan Keith
brendan.keith@wilcom.com

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> From: Mitchell Rohde[SMTP:bovine@eecs.umich.edu]
>
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
> > 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.
>
Received on Sat Jan 16 16:14:20 1999