Another easy way to remove the numbers is to hook the 5V and ground pins
backwards, power them up, and then wipe away the numbers with your finger
once the ink melts.  As soon as you get out of the burn ward, the numbers
will all be gone!  (I've actually done this....)


-- Lawrence Lile

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter L. Peres" <plp@ACTCOM.CO.IL>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:46 AM
Subject: [OT] : removing numbers from chips


> Mount a 30mm abrasive paper disc in a Dremel tool, put the chips (many,
> side by side) in a large piece of semirigid foam on a straight table and
> go for it.
>
> Peter
>
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