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Default Will sunlight damage the electronics?

JW wrote:
On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:56 -0400 Meat Plow wrote
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On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:49:50 -0400, mm
wrote:

Will sunlight damage the electronics of a circuit board?

We used to program EPROMS with UV light.


I've never been able to do THAT!


Sure! As long as you want them "programmed" to their
erased values! :

Actually, I think EPROMS under normal sunlight will
erase in a very short period of time (like a day?).
This is not the same as "under fluorescent light"...