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05/08/07 14:41
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#138836 - this question should not be asked
Responding to: ???'s previous message
when such, or similar, happens, throw the chip away UNCONDITIONALLY.

cases to throw a uC away
a) anything but the Vcc pin tied directly to Vcc.
b) anything but the gnd pin tied directly to Gnd.

I recall, in the olden days when a '51 cost the equivalent of $50 in todays dollars having 'a fight' with a manager who wanted me to "see if the chip survived". I refused, knowing that if it 'survived' I would later have another argument "why did it take so long to find the bug" and "because you insisted I used a damaged chip" would not have satisfied him as an answer.

Erik

List of 23 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
what happen if ??            01/01/70 00:00      
   you will fry the chip usually            01/01/70 00:00      
      and            01/01/70 00:00      
   The chip will be destroyed.            01/01/70 00:00      
      this question should not be asked            01/01/70 00:00      
   a note: "the danger of DIL"            01/01/70 00:00      
   if it's a windowed EPROM...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Probably nothing...            01/01/70 00:00      
      junction and ambient            01/01/70 00:00      
         The worst example of backwards power            01/01/70 00:00      
            Off-topic, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
               Two ships passing in the night            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yep            01/01/70 00:00      
                     John's Pizza            01/01/70 00:00      
                     small town and small world            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Excellent            01/01/70 00:00      
            Rocket Scientists do it too ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Answers            01/01/70 00:00      
            Answers            01/01/70 00:00      
               Junction            01/01/70 00:00      
   Try it, we will also come to know wha will happen.            01/01/70 00:00      
      no, we wont            01/01/70 00:00      
   LM78L05 !            01/01/70 00:00      

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