>The POR check is about the third thing I do, after setting a TRIS >register and initializing a port. All veriables are set after this >point. I am now convinced that during the Slows, everything in the >program runs OK, just slower. I am pretty sure I have seen this before >on the bench, but just a time or two. What I was trying to say was, maybe you should add a cap in parallel with the MCLR pullup resistor (100pF should be enough), and try again. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics