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From: gwu@clyde.ATT.COM (George Wu)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: build-it-yourself EPROM erasers
Summary: Try the oven.
Keywords: EPROM eraser
Message-ID: <21651@clyde.ATT.COM>
Date: 11 Feb 88 15:04:23 GMT
References: <8802091255.AA23298@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <12@ucsd.EDU>
Reply-To: gwu@clyde.UUCP (George Wu)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ
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     A shown in an earlier post, a pretty inexpensive and cheap UV eraser
can be built. But why not use a huge piece of expensive equipment; commonly
referred to as an oven. It can double to roast your Thanksgiving turkey, and
lots more.

     Anyways, the reasoning goes something like this: the UV light is just some
extra energy you're giving to release trapped electrons. So why not use some
other form of energy, like heat?

     This has actually been successfully done, although I can't remember the
temperature or time. I think it was half an hour at 300 degrees. Start at a
low temperature and work up to it by trial and error. One extra note, this
works only for ceramic packages. Plastic ones would probably melt and be
difficult to plug back into the sockets.

						George J Wu
						rutgers!clyde!gwu