Robin Abbott writes:
> Recently I blew up my last 10MHz 16C84 during development
> of a project, when I connected the power in reverse.

I connected an '84 with power reversed (well actually I put it into its
socket upside-down), and when I put it the right way round it worked
perfectly.  I am a firm believer in the robustness of PICs after this and
other stories I have read on the PICLIST.

Andy
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