MiniPro Programmer , good for unibios burning ?

CZroe

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hi members , my TOP 3000 Programmer is not turning on (power) for some reason and i want to burn some unibios chips for my AES's. I was wondering if anyone has tried the MiniPro Programmer with success ?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/High-spe...250072?hash=item212eb0a818:g:9oYAAOSwy1VZrSx9

apparently some Programmers don't do a good enough job at burning the unibios and there's a protection code where the AES will reset.
I just used it to program UniBIOS 3.2 last night. Paid a "Best Offer" price on these:
https://www.ebay.com/i/321822153490
They seem to work fine. Also programmed a Neo Diagnlstics BIOS.
 

Pingu

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Damn, M27C1024s are turning quite expensive it seems.
 

CZroe

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Damn, M27C1024s are turning quite expensive it seems.
Not if you're willing to wait, take used/salvaged, or order larger quantities. I ordered from that seller because it was already in the country, they were new/already blanked, and the seller accepted my offer of $15 for 3. If I compromised on any of those first three criteria I would have paid less but I only needed three and I needed two of them ASAP (stuck in the middle of a repair) and I don't have a UV chip eraser at my new workspace yet (still gotta dig it up from my old place). The repair is finished and I'm happy. :)
 
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s8n187

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hi guys thanks for your input and help , i actually found a dead Capacitor in my Top 3000 so i recapped the whole Programmer and now it turns on. I programmed a unibios and verified it 3 times with success so all is good now.
 

CZroe

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Awesome! Well, now anyone considering the MiniPro will know that it works too. :)
 
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what do you guys recommend as a good programmer for this ? im in the UK. i would also be looking for 1 or 2 ic.
 
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