No more Atmel 29c256 available
 

I called Digikey today looking for some more chips for this season. We all know the 29C256 has been discontinued. Digikey says the manufacturer has ceased production and they cannot get them anymore. This means the only thing left is what's already in distribution. I would have preferred to order from a Canadian company...

-Michael

Re:No more Atmel 29c256 available
 

yeah, that's old news. a lot of people now are using the sst27sf512, 27c512, 27c256, and so on. there's plenty of replacements, but yeah, i loved the 29c's too :-\

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mmm i have about 5 extras.... but they are not for sale :P

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i still get them, just not from digikey, and they're a couple pennies more :-\

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I found a local place that will sell them for about $3.20 each...120ns however minimum order would be 100qty!

There is a link for the slower 250ns Amtels and tehy still have some although they are a little slow they seem to work for people.

As Kevin said the SST 27sf chips are a nice replacement...some burners dont support them though.

If you just need one or two of either I have them in stock and could sell them to you for what I think is a fair price.

http://www.-------------

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so are the new chips able to be used with the BURN1?

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yeah

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what about the willem burner???

will the new chips work with that???

Re:No more Atmel 29c256 available
 

yeah, all of the more common burners that i know of do support them, along with just about any other 28 pin dip style chips that could be used.

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doesn't the willem burner support almost every chip.

you could probly flash a pringle with that ish

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I just got some from here last month. (from the FAQ in this forum)
http://store.americanmicrosemiconduc...c256-25dc.html

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...that's what I like to see. :D

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I just got two on ebay for 9.99

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I dont believe the Batronix burner will do the 27SF512 chips which sucks :-\

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I know it's old news, I'm just surprised that the supply dried up so quick. I guess we chipping people and our 500 or so chips are insignificant to them.

I just picked up 25 from a company in the USA. That was their last 25. That should do me for this season. I guess with my romulator I should just start using burn once chips.

-Michael

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lol wonder if u'd have to use the jumper pin?

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no, you just have to change the vcc settings to 15v :)

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It does burn it..

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i thought so. just about every burner i checked in to supported it.

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hrm...i thought i remember reading someone who had to bend up pins and all sorts of weird things with the batronix to actually get it to work...

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It was me :P
I demolished a 27SF256....I couldn't understand what they were saying in the instructions, but it was kinda weird ...i had to do all kind of stuf to erase it.
at least I got like 6 more 29C256 left ;D

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For those that missed it... I've bought from here a month ago... and according to their website... its still in stock! So uh yeah... go get your 29c256s.....

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I still have like 10 of the atmel 29c256 chips. O0

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i've got about 30 of the 70pc and 20 of the 25dc. you can still get them plenty of places.

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Im sorry but the SF27 chips kick the Amtel's ass harcore!!!

They burn 10x faster, and are like 5 times cheaper.

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i've got about 50 of those also ;)

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Well I've got 200...so there :P

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well, i'm gonna order 300 now, so there :'(

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Man you're a balla now!

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yeah dawg, wha chu wantz foo..... i got 300 chips and one ecu. i wonder if will can make a 300 program switchable ecu, i might be in buisness :D