> The PIC should be good to 125C under bias according to the spec sheet...
> but remember to allow for the black PIC absorbing energy from sunlight,
> which will raise the temp. of the PIC well above the 50C ambient
> temperature.  Shouldn't get over 100C, though, I'd think.
>
Beware running PICs above 60degC.
One problem I had was an A/D conversion with a
 PIC 12C672 took seconds above 60 degC, never figured
out why, but a heatsink taking a power mosfet's heat
away from the PIC fixed the problem.


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Lance Allen
Technical Officer
Uni of Auckland
Psych Dept
New Zealand

www.psych.auckland.ac.nz

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