In message <002b01bd4794$dfd74180$16f0e783@cdrcc.lboro.ac.uk>, Robin Cocker writes >Hi everyone, > >I've bought a UV tube, a starter, and a choke in order to build a homemade >eprom eraser but am unsure as to how they should be wired together. > >I'm told that the choke should be in series with the tube but there are >three connections on the choke. > >Can anyone help? I solve a lot of problems by just putting the UV tube in a standard fluorescent fitting. I've checked mine, and the ballast only has two connections. Perhaps yours has a ground connection. Try checking the resistance of each lead to the case. Leon -- Leon Heller: leon@lfheller.demon.co.uk http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk Amateur Radio Callsign G1HSM Tel: +44 (0) 118 947 1424 See http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk/dds.htm for details of my AD9850 DDS system. See " "/diy_dsp.htm for a simple DIY DSP ADSP-2104 system.