Re: Tempest Eats EPROMs

Um, your power supply might be "spiking" the board. I would REALLY suggest
that you replace it with a nice computer grade switching supply, at least
for the +5 section!

John :-#)#

At 06:57 PM 10/8/00, chumblespuzz wrote:
>My vectors are hungry!
>
>I'm working on a Tempest board. Self test indicated a bad EPROM. Changed it.
>Self test indicated another. Changed it. It worked. Played it. Powered down.
>Powered up later, another bad EPROM. Changed it. All worked ok. Put the
>board away.
>
>A week or two later (now), put the board in a machine - bad EPROM. Changed
>it. All works ok.
>
>WHY? Why are the EPROMs dying? All are original Atari labelled EPROMs. Do
>they "just go bad"? Should I expect the others to go? Should I replace them
>all on general principals? What would you do?
>
>Thanks,
>-roy-
>
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