[TechAssist] Re: Eeprom question

  • From: Tvcr9@xxxxxxx
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:34:12 EST

In a message dated 2/27/2002 6:45:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
c_w_electronics@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

 Well, you're right. I did retrieve the old settings.  But some of them are 
really high like in the 200+ range.  I guess this is due to corruption of the 
original settings.  I will enter average settings for those parameters and 
see what happens.  Thanks

> Possible, but not likly. If you started the set with a good eeprom, then 
> turned the set off(without unplugging)then installed the old eeprom. The 
> set 
> will usually turn back on, then access the service menu and recover the 
> data, specially the tuner data. This has always worked for me.
> 
> I have seen some high numbers in the eeprom data, not all, but some,  which 
> 
> are usually caused by lightning strikes. But, they would always adjust.
> 
> Paul W
> C&W Electronics
> 
> 
> 
> From: Tvcr9@xxxxxxx
> Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TechAssist] Eeprom question
> Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:43:40 EST
> 
> 
> 
>   I usually use an IC socket to retrieve old settings from a bad eeprom.  
> This
> set is an exception it seems (CTC177BH2).   Is it possible that if the 
> eeprom
> is so badly damaged no data can be retrieved ?  Thanks
> 
> Bill
> 



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