Craig Lee wrote: <> > I feel it important to note that ************ Spoil sport ! <> > > > > You will need a 22.5 volt supply capable of supplying a minimum of 1.5 > > amps, hook up a 10,000 uf capacitor in parallel to this supply and apply > > 0 volts to pin 14 and 22.5 volts to pin 5. Turn power on for 10 seconds > > and the copy protection will be destroyed ! > > > > > > regards, > > Graham Daniel. > > > > > > Does this work for another PICs (16x7x, 16x8x - taking care about pins) It works especially well in cases where a high volume product can be built in China at 1/10'th the price of the authorised version.