programmer, and eraser questions

[Jay Carter]

At 04:04 PM 10/24/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Craig Moates wrote:
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> >
><snip>
> > For reprogramming EPROMs, I'm also considering the Intronics Pocket
> > Programmer ($130 or so). Any feedback on this decision would be 
> welcomed. To
> > erase EPROMs, would a blacklight be effective or do I need an eraser
> > specifically designed for the task? I've never erased an EPROM before. Does
> > it need to be given voltage during the erasure? Again, feedback sought.

I have a Pocket Programmer also.. and believe it or not, it caught on fire 
on me. It literally melted the whole case. I'm still not sure what happened 
with it. I mainly before was using a Needham's Electronics PB-10, which is 
a programmer with a card that goes in an ISA slot. The Pocket Programmer 
was my portable unit for going to the races, etc. After my PP burnt up, I 
bought a Needham's Electronics EMP10 which is also a "portable" unit.. just 
a bit bulkier but a far better unit. The software for the EMP series of 
burners is also much better than Intronics software IMO. If only they have 
a Windows based software package for the EMP-10......

Jay
Jay Carter