EEPROM Burning Software

That is an EEPROM programmer and not an EPROM programmer.

EEPROMs that are supported by that unit are 5v programmable. You need an EPROM programmer which can generate the 13 to 25v needed for programming an EPROM.
 
Could this programmer be modified to do th 13v to 25v? or do you know of a fair priced programmer that would work? I do not need a high end programmer as I do not program these for a living, just want to learn while restoring\fixing my upright Tron unit. I have extra eprom chips from another board that was the original, and Rom chip B if I remember was corrupt, so I replaced them with different ones I bought from ebay. I have to buy the new upgraded power supply and recap my monitor,had major back surgery about 7 months ago,and am just now starting to be able to get around a little better, so it has been a while for me to work on this project. So this is where I am at, I will ask questions along the way,so forgive me if they seem like stupid questions,I just look for clarification.
 
The programmer you got is designed for Electronically erasable chips & processors, it will not in any form be able to program your chips for the Tron.
 
or do you know of a fair priced programmer that would work? I do not need a high end programmer as I do not program these for a living, just want to learn while restoring\fixing my upright Tron unit.
Sure. Two popular inexpensive options are the GQ-4X ($99 USA) or the BX32 ($150 Europe and USA). You'd also need an ultraviolet lamp eraser ($25 USA). These are pretty low-end tools but would do the job.

It's a rather expensive investment if you don't use the tool regularly. Instead I'd recommend you pay somebody like www.hobbyroms.com to do the chip programming
 
Sure. Two popular inexpensive options are the GQ-4X ($99 USA) or the BX32 ($150 Europe and USA). You'd also need an ultraviolet lamp eraser ($25 USA). These are pretty low-end tools but would do the job.

It's a rather expensive investment if you don't use the tool regularly. Instead I'd recommend you pay somebody like www.hobbyroms.com to do the chip programming

+1

www.hobbyroms.com

..and be done...
 
Will they flash\read Automotive chips, the ECU? and possibly a hypertuner performance chip that reprograms the ECU?
 
Your problem is that all the classic arcade games use the early Eprom chips, which just happen to be the hardest to burn. So if you get a really cheap programmer, it either won't be able to burn them, or will say it burned them but they won't work.

Some people even have trouble with the GQ-4X listed above. Sometimes you can get an old programmer that goes in an old 486 computer but it's hard to get them to work unless you actually have the old computer to hook it up with.

if you're just going to need a few chips, www.hobbyroms.com can burn you a few inexpensively.

...and to be honest, in most instances the problem on a pcb isn't the roms in the first place. They're usually fine... For instance, I work on games all the time, the last time I had a bad rom was probably 20 pcb's ago.
 
Are the TOP853s any good? I need to burn some roms for Nintendo games, so 2716 and 2532 chips I suppose. Anyone have experience with these chips on this burner? I'd rather take this opportunity to learn more about roms than spend $50 on a few roms I need burned
 
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