At 09:41 PM 3/05/97 +0000, you wrote: >Hi folks, > I have attempted to erase my first jw part. It is a 16c63. >I have placed the window about 2" from a 15w uv-b bulb for about >2 hours. A subsequent read of the device shows that the program is >still there. What am I doing wrong? Do I need a different type of >eraser? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Use something to lift it up so its about 5mm from the tube. Leave it there for at least an hour - then WAIT for it to cool down to room temperature before plugging it in to a reader or programmer. Rgds Mike Perth, Western Australia Some say there is no magic but, all things begin with thought then it becomes academic, then some poor slob works out a practical way to implement all that theory, this is called Engineering - for most people another form of magic. Massen