Werner Terreblanche wrote:

> My battery powered 16C71 application is experiencing startup
> problems.  Every tenth or so time when I switch on power to the
> circuit, it just wouldn't start up...

I have had some of the same problems and have found that maxim's max709
reset chip works well for me.  In addition to providing a better reset to
the pic, it also provides better brownout protection than the circuits
shown in microchip's literature.

Lee Johnston
Blacksburg, VA