In message  <19970314.205554.11111.1.HaroldHallikainen@juno.com>
 PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:
>         Does anyone have experience on using ceramic resonators with
> built-in capacitors on the 16c74?  We're using a 16 MHz resonator with
> the oscillator in the HS mode and find that about 1/3 of the resonators
> don't oscillate.  Most resonator datasheets don't specify units to work
> with the pic chips.
>         Any ideas appreciated!
>

Harold,


I have been using them with no problems on a 16C73. However, I seem
to remember a few weeks ago that someone (was it Myke) mentioned
he was having problems with a 16C73A; something about the
capacitance of the PIC osc pins being too high.

Maybe someone can remember better than me ...


Mike