WP34s flashing procedure

[John Galt]

I believe removing the paper clip in Step 3 won't result in erasure, but as rprosperi wrote other people will enthusiastically correct me.

This is what I do.

1. Start with the calculator OFF
2. Connect Erase (J36, lower left) to Vcc (J31, upper right) and leave it connected.
3. Press ON. Calculator will turn on.
4. Press RESET. Calculator will turn off.
5. Disconnect the Erase connection.
6. Press ON. Calc will look dead but it is really ON.

You are now ready to flash with MySamBa.

When the file transfer is complete, press RESET to turn the calculator off.

I really don't understand what Marcus means when describing a "strobe" function; it's probably attributable to my understanding of the terminology or regional English differences. If you follow the above procedure, there is no concern about "contact bounce" etc, no more so than with contact bounce under any other operation, normal or otherwise. If you repeatedly press ON in Step 3 (or 6), or if you repeatedly press RESET in Step 4, or if those repetitions are due to "contact bounce" or some other anomaly, no harm will result.