> From: deicide@PSNW.COM
>
> I solved my problem simply.....very simply....:)
>
> I got 2, 5 volt reed switches and controlled them with my pic....then in
> turn they switched the 6 volts...and the pic runs just fine...:)
>

Presumably your motor only draws a couple of hundred milliamps.  Reed
switches don't last too long otherwise.  Hope you put a snubber
capacitor across the contacts - this will lengthen the life by
suppressing arcing.  If you are using transistors in the ground-switching
part of the H-bridge, I guess you could suppress arcing completely
by switching them off before changing the relay state.

Reed relays are pretty pricey - wouldn't it have been cheaper to
use a couple of PNPs in saturation (only 0.3V drop)?  Of course,
the relays give you advantage of complete electrical isolation...

Regards,
SJH
Canberra, Australia