On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Jeremiah A Blatz wrote:
"Cynthia H. Brown" <cynthb@sonetis.com> writes:
If you're trying to destroy a standard IC, why don't you just hook up the power and ground pins to a 120V AC outlet? No special equipment or substances required, just a couple of wires. Done it myself, and some chips make a really neat popping sound as the top blows off :-)
"Excuse me, Mr. Jack-booted Long Arm of The Law, do you mind putting your gun away whilst I just plug this evid^H^H^H^HPC Card into the wall? Thanks."
If Mr. Jack-Boots And Friends are standing behind you, it's too late anyways. You certainly won't have time to dig out the thermite / magnesium, place it on the appropriate chip, and ignite it. If you're going to the trouble of rigging up an emergency destructo-circuit, you might as well make sure you have something that fries the chip / PCMCIA card completely. Cynthia =============================================================== Cynthia H. Brown, P.Eng. E-mail: cynthb@iosphere.net | PGP Key: See Home Page Home Page: http://www.iosphere.net/~cynthb/ Junk mail will be ignored in the order in which it is received. Klein bottle for rent; enquire within.