Uv erasers any good ones that don’t catch fire?

[cypher007]

Are these ok?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2994-High-Speed-Ultraviolet-UV-Light-Lamp-EPROM-Data-Eraser-Eraseable-Timer/264101136507?epid=25024510665&hash=item3d7da7887b:g:MF4AAOSwj81btziR

[james_s]

They're cheaply made but they work fine. All of the cheap erasers you can buy are pretty much the same thing, a CFL ballast and a small germicidal tube. I wouldn't worry about them catching fire, but I would also not leave something like that plugged in unattended, there's no reason to.

[richnormand]

I have one of those. Been working for 8 years. No issues.
I glued a transparent plastic thumbtack (removed the pin  ) over the small hole in the drawer front.
It glows a nice blue when the lamp is on.