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>On Fri, 10 Nov 1995, Newfound Electronics wrote:
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>> Finally, regarding your other message re "cheap programmer doesn't work"
>> How cheap is something that doesn't work or requires hours to fix??
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>Actually, I count those hours as "training".   :-)

Great! As long as we're all happy and well informed. My point was a "general
idea" for the masses.
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>I've looked at my "PicBlaster" again, and (with a hint from Rolan)
>noticed that my "78L05" is MISSING AN "L"!!  That would probably
>explain why my circuit is sucking so much power that the programming
>voltage never gets above 7 Volts.  <sigh>

Sounds right.

The 16C84 requires a max of 50mA for Vdd and 20mA for Vpp.  I don't know
what RS232 is rated at but this seems a lot of current to be drawing from it.

Regards

Jim


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