Thank you. I didn't think it was normal. I did breadboard it with just RC and it seems to get just as warm. I will work on replacements soon. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick C. > The PIC should NEVER get hot in normal operation. If you can, breadboard the PIC > with just the RC osc running and see if it gets hot. If it does, shotgun it. -- 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