Jon Baker <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Does anyone know what current is drawn at 14V by the PIC in
> programming mode (on average)

Jon:

If you're building a 16C84/F84 programmer, essentially zero current
is drawn from the Vpp supply; the high voltage is just a switch that
puts the PIC into programming mode.

The EPROM-based PICs, on the other hand, DO draw some current from
the Vpp line... The programming specs say that the curent should be
limited to 50 mA, but I think the chips really only draw 10-25 mA.

-Andy

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