What kind of stickers to use for covering EEPROMS?
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Does anyone know what kind of stickers/tape should I use for covering the hole in EEPROMS? I am tuning some chips for my car and am curious if I should use a special UV reflective tape or will regular masking tape work fine?
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John
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Do you know how much UV it takes to erase an EEPROM? Well, I don't either but it is more than you will get just having it out in the ambient light. I work with EPROMs everyday. I leave them sitting around for months even years without problems. If you are concerned, anything that covers the crystal is fine. Masking, electrical, duct, etc.
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Originally Posted by Zero10
Stupid point, but wouldn't that be an EPROM, not an EEPROM?
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Originally Posted by Zero10
Yep, it takes levels of UV radiation very rarely seen in everyday life to erase them.
OTOH, exposure to normal interior lighting will generally be harmless indefinitely regardless of how bright the level illumination because there is no light above the critical frequency present. Don't take them into a tanning booth with you without a sticker on, however. (On the EPROM that is, not you.)
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Originally Posted by Zero10
Stupid point, but wouldn't that be an EPROM, not an EEPROM?
Originally Posted by Mark944na86
Actually, this is not a stupid point, but rather a pedantic point. Just like this one. ![Wink](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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Thanks for the help everyone, you all pretty much answers my question.
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Oh and I know that they are EPROMS, I just had a brain fart. If they were Electrically Erasable (EE) I shouldn't be asking this question, huh?
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