Brent Brown wrote:

>The 16C84 I have must be a weird one. I will get my hands on a
>16F84A and give that a whirl. From past experience with a 16C63
>the watchdog timer added something like 20uA (I dont recall the
>precise value, but I'm sure it's in a data sheet).
>

Brent,

I've lost track of where this thread started. (You may have even been the
person who posted the original message.)

At any rate:

It doesn't sound like there's anything weird about your 16F84. Running the
WDT can be expected to increase your current drain slightly. (I didn't
recall the value either but my 16F84A data sheet lists 6uA typical, 20uA max
for commercial parts at 4.0V Vdd)

The original question related to an apparent *increase* in current when the
WDT was *disabled* (which I don't believe has been explained yet).

Bob
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