Re: woot: ROM tradgedy revisited

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:58:31 +0000, Ian Malcolm
<valid.address.in.signature@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

(snip)
>Dont forget a bit of aluminium foil tape over the window in the EPROM. 
>It on1y takes a few weeks of direct sunlight to wipe an EPROM and 
>ambient liting can cause the EPROM  to malfunction (But not actually 
>erase it).  Some people would prefer a black paper label.  Pale colours 
>and PVC tape can let too much light through for *long* term reliability

Ian, do you have ANY evidence to back that claim re sunlight.  AFAICT it
is
urban legend, but tests we conducted - in a far sunnier climate than yours
;-) -
revealed not a single bit had changed in 2764's after a month in the
weather.

rebel

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