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Quoted from Riptor:When using USB programmers you should always use a usb port on the rear of the pc. Many times the front ports do not supply enough current and you may have issues. I run external power on mine always, it just stays plugged in all the time.
Great advice right there. Worth my price of admission!
Quoted from pincoder:For what it's worth, I have a Pocket Programmer II (Parallel port, external 9v power supply) and I use it mainly for 2816 chips. They are the electronically erasable version of the 2716 (so you don't need to erase via UV light).
I recently started having issues burning images into the 2816. I'm sure the issue isnt related to the chip, but rather the power supply. I find if I leave it plugged in 24/7 it starts failing to write images. Unplugging for a few moments fixes the issue, so now I always just unplug it after use.
Aside from that, it has given me decades of great service
Electronically erasable you say? Sounds appealing! I'll have to check those out.
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