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>> In message <Pine.GSO.3.95L.970115125738.7308B-
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spam_OUTunixs6.cis.pitt.edu>, Pedro J Barrios <pjbst12+@PITT.EDU> writes
>> >Hi:
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>> >I'm getting started with the programming of pics and since many of them
>> >have eproms I will surely need an UV eraser. Does any one of
>> >you have an extra one or one you don't use anymore. If so
>> >please e-mail me with price and S/H costs.
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>> It's very easy to make one. Just buy a 12" fluorescent fitting, and swap
>> the tube for a UV tube. I don't bother with a timer or a proper box - I
>> just use the timer on my watch and put a cardboard box over the thing
>> whilst it is on. With the EPROMs against the tube, they only take about
>> 10 minutes to erase.
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>I did soething simular with a 6in tube and a $7 flourescent fixture I got
>from home depot. It was even battery powered so I can do erasures on
>the go.
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>How ever scavenged the tube from another eraser with a bad ballast. The
>real question is: where can you get UV tubes from and how much do they
>cost?