Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-06 Thread dwight via cctalk
: cctalk on behalf of Chuck Guzis via cctalk Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2018 7:28:38 AM To: Tor Arntsen via cctalk Subject: Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking On 02/06/2018 12:05 AM, Tor Arntsen via cctalk wrote: > .. which led me to accidentally power a USB hub with 12V instead of > 5V - the

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-06 Thread Alexander Schreiber via cctalk
On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 11:06:29AM -0800, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 02/05/2018 10:20 AM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: > > > 2) Many of the chips were failing to program because my Batronix > >programmer apparently requires more current than my USB port provides. > >This surpr

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-06 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 02/06/2018 12:05 AM, Tor Arntsen via cctalk wrote: > .. which led me to accidentally power a USB hub with 12V instead of > 5V - the power supplies looked the same, had the same plug, and I > couldn't read the tiny writing on the warts. That blew the nicest > notebook PC I've ever found - I bo

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-06 Thread Tor Arntsen via cctalk
On 5 February 2018 at 20:06, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > I have a similar gripe with barrel connectors, > which don't seem to enforce any standard at all regarding polarity or AC > vs. DC. .. which led me to accidentally power a USB hub with 12V instead of 5V - the power supplies looked the s

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Eric Smith via cctalk
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > You should be aware that many "thin" Far East USB cables will not pass > the full USB 1.5A current without substantial voltage drop. > "Full USB current" is only 0.5A for USB 2, and 0.9A for USB 3. Any USB d

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 02/05/2018 01:02 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: > I was going to say...I would not have thought any USB-powered prom > programmer to be the best solution. I have two programmers both have their > own wall power connectors and they're reliable. I am not saying that it > would not be possibl

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
On 2018-02-05 8:00 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: On 02/05/2018 01:02 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote: I was going to say...I would not have thought any USB-powered prom programmer to be the best solution. I have two programmers both have their own wall power connectors and they're relia

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
> > > > On 02/05/2018 02:06 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > > On 02/05/2018 10:20 AM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: > > > >> 2) Many of the chips were failing to program because my Batronix > >> programmer apparently requires more current than my USB port > provides. > >> This surpris

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
My EPROM Programmers all have a connection foir external power specifically because sometimes USB can't provide the needed current. bill On 02/05/2018 02:06 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: > On 02/05/2018 10:20 AM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: > >> 2) Many of the chips were failing to pro

Re: [RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 02/05/2018 10:20 AM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: > 2) Many of the chips were failing to program because my Batronix >programmer apparently requires more current than my USB port provides. >This surprised me because I have been programming chips for years >using this programme

[RESOLVED] Re: EPROM baking

2018-02-05 Thread Mark G Thomas via cctalk
Hi, Please see resolution below, if you are curious about how this turned out. On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 09:18:50PM -0500, Mark G Thomas via cctalk wrote: > Hi, > > > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 9:08 AM, Mark G Thomas via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am worki