>Poster:       "Clewer,Brian" <Brian.Clewer@TELEMATICS.COM>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I had a cheap solution to erasing the windowed chips.  It might be
>slightly unbelievable and probably quite dangerous but it consisted of a
>replacement tube for a proper UV eraser, a cheap fluorescent lamp a shoe
>box and some tin foil!
>
>Regards,
>Brian.

This is exactly what I did to improvise an eraser, buy one of the UV bank
note checkers, get a replacement 4" 'black UV' tube, attach a mains-DC PSU
to the battery contacts, put it with the PIC in a shoebox, switch on and
away you go!

( You just have to be smart enough to switch off before opening!)

(<FLAME SUIT ON>Though I doubt momentary exposure to the light does any
harm!)

I've since got hold of an emergency exit sign, which has a nice switchmode
PSU in it, and tube fittings. Just need to make a cover and fit a safety
switch.

(The SMPS is an uninterruptable type with a battery pack that is trickle
charged, so I could carry on erasing during a power cut!) Very useful!!!
(NOT)

Failing this I use the one at work!!!!

Paul BRITTON