> Van: Mohamed Elegairy <elegairy@usa.net>
> Aan: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Onderwerp: Re: PIC don't erase !!!!!
> Datum: zaterdag 23 januari 1999 22:45
>
> Hello everybody
> Isn't it  too long to expose eprom's (generally) to 10 min or more? I
mean
> it reduces the chip life time ..! am I correct

AFAIK the biggest factor in reducing the EPROM's life is the
Programming-cycle.  I've seen EPROM's that had be (inadvertedly) left in
the eraser for some day's.  They did not react differently.  They just
became somewhat warm ....

Greetz,
  Rudy Wieser