> Seriously, do they really revert to FF? Have you checked them by > reading the chip back into MPLAB & checking the EE window? Yes, I just did that with today's unsullied boot of MPLAB. I haven't run the code or tinkered with that PIC since the 'puter was turned off EEPROM contents are all FF, even the #27 I saw in location $10 before calling it quits last night I'm just back in the saddle after some other work and I'll be into the code this avo while I keep an eye on the cricket finals. You'll be watching won't you Tony ? It should be a great....oh that's right, sorry (titter) David, I'll get to the bottom of this one way or another and post code that works, as well as the (possibly) errant code btw, "Your mother was an 'amster and your father smells of elderberries" -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu