>
>But should I worry?  Is it going to fail sooner?  Is there any side
>effect from programming half the chip twice?

Shouldn't hurt anything, unless the programmer, as the voltage falls, goes
nuts and outputs something harmful in voltage or timing.

>(I know, get a UPS.  I'll settle for a whopping capacitor on the input
>pre-regulator side of the programmer first, I think).

I think you'll be impressed at how large that cap would have to be..


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