I love it. I have quite a few PICs of various types since I do a lot
of designing with them. Yet I, too, have a small collection of the
programmed microcontrollers that were upgraded. Why? Dunno...
But, if you cut off the legs (and file the stubs down), and drill a
small hole in one corner for a small hook, you can then use them as
Christmas tree ornaments. My YF (KB4TGE) even has a pair of ear rings
made from gold ceramic LM107s that I scrounged many years ago.
So those old chips _do_ have a use. You just need to repurpose them!
On Mar 30, 2006, at 8:54 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
Scott,
I have suspicions that most folks who upgrade the firmware keep the
old one
'just in case', but actually, should something happen, Elecraft can
get a
new copy of the firmware to you in 3 days or less by Priority Mail
should
that prove to be necessary, so I have come to the conclusion that
the best
place to put the old firmware is in the waste container. The 'C'
versions
of the PICs are not re-programmable - OTOH, if it has an 'F'
designation, it
could be re-programmed for other uses.
73,
Don W3FPR
-----Original Message-----
Long ago I upgraded my K1 from firmware version 1.06 to 1.09. I
kept the old
MCU, a PIC16C77-04/P, but I'm not sure why. If I'm not a
programmer, would I
have any use for it beyond reverting to 1.06 in an emergency? What
have
other K1 upgraders do with theirs?
Scott N1AIA
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