On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Roger Weichert wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I do repairs to a range of control boards which are around 20 years old but > still expensive to replace .. aprox $1200 . or to fit a replacement system . > around $1500. > > They are extremely reliable and generally very easy to repair if they fail. > > The only problem is when one comes in with a failed microcontroller . the > part is not available. The label has a TI logo . CF 30140 .. N A 9116 .. > Phillipines. Are you sure the '3' is not an '8'? Can you take a picture of it? There was the Intel 8048 which, depending on how messed up the printing was, might look like 30140 .. Just beware of "the software is simple" phenomena. It'll take 2-20x as long to get it working as you think it will. - Martin -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist