[TechAssist] Re: EEPROM programmer
- From: "John @ Myers TV " <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 16:36:21 -0400
Thanks Bruce, and everyone. I went to EBay last night and purchased not
one, but two of them. The pair with shipping cost $23.00, so we'l see
how it works out.
Thanks again.
John Myers
Myers TV Service Co.
376 E. State St.
Alliance, OH 44601
Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545
Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.myerstv.net
Work as if you were to live a hundred years,
Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.
Ben Franklin
Bruce Tiedeman wrote:
>Yes John sorry for the later reply. I would go to the site that Leonard
>suggested. You can but it $35 and it's done.
>I don't want to offend any one but have tried building other programmers ,in
>the end could not believe the time I wasted . If you didn't see Leonard's
>post and are interested I will forward his email.
>Bruce.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John @ Myers TV " <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 9:32 PM
>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: EEPROM programmer
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>>Hi Bruce,
>>
>>I was thinking of the name Pony, but I wasn't sure if it was a brand
>>name, or not. I'm probably going to use it on just 8 pin dips, so I'll
>>start looking for the pony programmer.
>>I also have the CC, and I've also learned to take its advice with a
>>grain of salt.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>John Myers
>>Myers TV Service Co.
>>376 E. State St.
>>Alliance, OH 44601
>>
>>Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545
>>Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>http://www.myerstv.net
>>
>>Work as if you were to live a hundred years,
>>Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.
>> Ben Franklin
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Bruce Tiedeman wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>John , I have a CC that is 3 years old and a cheap little Pony style
>>>programmer. I have fixed difficult problems with my CC. On the other hand
>>>it
>>>cost me a lot of wasted time. I had a RCA 35" TV with a Gemstar module and
>>>every thing pointed to the EPROM. I used the CC to check and reset the
>>>EPROM
>>>to factory setting which it did and confirmed EPROM OK.. I still had the
>>>problem. After spending a lot of time checking other things I took apart
>>>another set (RCA 27'") with a Gemstar module and copied the EPROM data
>>>with
>>>my cheap little unit and then wrote the data to the problem set . This
>>>fixed
>>>the set. I just had to go into the service mode and set up the vertical
>>>and
>>>horiz scan for the new eprom.
>>>"The original problem if I can remember was the set would stay on one
>>>channel after running the auto programming and the picture was off
>>>frequency
>>>like a AFT problem."
>>>I still don't have confidence in my CC but the little Pony unit always
>>>works
>>>good on the 8 pin EPROM's and many Techs on our list have the EPROM data
>>>for
>>>different sets they will share.. The Pony unit will do most any 8 pin
>>>EPROM
>>>unlike the RCA CC (Chipper Check) unit.
>>>
>>>Bruce
>>>
>>>B&T Electronics
>>>139 Margaret St
>>>Sarnia Ontario
>>>Canada
>>>N7T 2Y3
>>>519 344 1850
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "John @ Myers TV" <myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 3:27 PM
>>>Subject: [TechAssist] EEPROM programmer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I remember reading a post, maybe a year ago about EEPROM programmers. I
>>>>didn't buy one then, but I'm ready to spend the bucks now.
>>>>Is there a programmer that you like, or would reccomend? I'm planning to
>>>>use
>>>>it on the 8 pin dips from the RCA's and the Magnavoxes.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>John Myers
>>>>Myers TV Service Co.
>>>>376 E. State St.
>>>>Alliance, OH 44601
>>>>
>>>>Voice / Fax: 330-821-6545
>>>>Myers_tv_b@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>http://www.myerstv.net
>>>>
>>>>Work as if you were to live a hundred years,
>>>>Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.
>>>> Ben Franklin
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