THIMC  To Whom AIt Might Concern

I improved my Digikey 40$ Dataerase by opening the unit and putting a white
smooth curved plastic reflector on the small UV tube on the backside.   This
improves the focusing of the small florescent tube and makes the unit erase >
twice as fast.    I did this because one had a melted case from a 1 hour erase
time on some PIC16C77s once....

Eric




Anyway, my Datarase II takes only 1 minute to erase a 16C73B
but I leave it it for 3 minutes for good measure.

I just got mine.  Have they improved them in the last 3 years??

Dan

On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:37:07 PST, Ry Lato wrote:

>I have a DataErase II EEPROM Eraser that I bought from Digikey about 3
>years ago. It has a timer and usually takes almost 1/2hour to erase
>a PIC16C74 or PIC16C77. I thinks its time to step up to a more powerfull
>eraser. I would like to spend around $100. Is it possible to get a more
>effective eraser at that price? If so, please name brands and sources.
>Recommendations from experience would be appreciated.