eprom eraser

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eprom eraser
by on (#9449)
i was thinking about making an eprom eraser. I know i need a germicidal bulb, but was wondering where to get one outside the internet. the prices seem kind of high (shipping is where they get you). i checked at a few pet stores and found nothing. anybody know where they sell these? thanks

by on (#9455)
Get a 4.5 Watt bulb here:

http://www.topbulb.com/find/Product_Des ... ctID=48194

I found a 5" battery powered (or 6V DC) fixture for $5 at Home Depot or ACE Hardware.

I put the whole thing in a tin and it works great, check it out:

http://www.54.org/condev/Eprom_Burner/P9110021.JPG
http://www.54.org/condev/Eprom_Burner/P9110022.JPG

Or just buy one off ebay,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 7588342131

by on (#9464)
wow, that looks pretty good. thanks for the info, ill have to give it a try.

by on (#9735)
I made something similar, and it works great. Give it a try!

NC
Bulbs
by on (#10060)
My regular aquarium store ordered a bulb for me, I think it's about 12" long. I bought an adapter at a local hardware store. It's long enough to erase about 23 32 pin EPROm's at once. I arrange them lengthwise on two sides and at right angles on the top. If you bothered to make a jig you could probably erase a lot more at a time.