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From: agodwin@acorn.co.uk (Adrian Godwin)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: EPROM erasers
Keywords: EPROM, eraser, strobe, flash
Message-ID: <5001@acorn.co.uk>
Date: 6 Feb 91 13:18:30 GMT
Sender: agodwin@acorn.co.uk
Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, UK
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I've seen advertised 'flash eprom erasers' which appear to operate by
exposing the EPROM to a flash from a strobe tube, rather than the usual
long exposure to a lamp.

Do these erasers use anything special, like a flash tube that has lots
of UV content ? Or are all Xenon tubes high in UV output ?

Could I make one out of a photographic flash, or some other strobe tube ?

-adrian