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> In message <Pine.GSO.3.95L.970115125738.7308B-
> 100000@unixs6.cis.pitt.edu>, Pedro J Barrios <pjbst12+@PITT.EDU> writes
> >Hi:
> >
> >I'm getting started with the programming of pics and since many of them
> >have eproms I will surely need an UV eraser. Does any one of
> >you have an extra one or one you don't use anymore. If so
> >please e-mail me with price and S/H costs.
>
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> It's very easy to make one. Just buy a 12" fluorescent fitting, and swap
> the tube for a UV tube. I don't bother with a timer or a proper box - I
> just use the timer on my watch and put a cardboard box over the thing
> whilst it is on. With the EPROMs against the tube, they only take about
> 10 minutes to erase.

I did soething simular with a 6in tube and a $7 flourescent fixture I got
from home depot. It was even battery powered so I can do erasures on
the go.

How ever scavenged the tube from another eraser with a bad ballast. The
real question is: where can you get UV tubes from and how much do they
cost?

BAJ