Hello fellow piclisters,

I have seen some people on the list comment that chips undergoing UV
erasure should be protected against ESD. I find this strange because UV
light tends to ionize air and other materials and it would seem to me that
it therefore lessens the chances of static buildup because it tends to make
things more conductive. Also, I use the Datarase II to erase PICs and
EPROMs, etc, and it doesn't provide enough clearance between the chips pins
and the snap on cover for someone to put any normal amount on conductive
foam on the pins. I suppose that one could push the foam down until it was
level with the pins but I have never seen foam on a chip in this way. I
would be interested if anyone has any more info on this.

Sean

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| Sean Breheny                   |
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