Hi Richard,
I am using a 1uf decoupling cap, forgot to mention that.
I checked the pins with a logic probe, they are not
fluctuating.

>Your right, the pic should not draw that much current at all. Do you have a

>decoupling/filter cap across the pic power leads? Motors cause power
>fluctuations that *will* mess up the pic. It could be that the pic is not
>driving the SN754410 properly i.e. the pic pins are going   on/off real fast

>and therefore the motor is not getting full power. Just stick a 0.1uF cap
>between Vdd and Vss on the pic and the problems should go away.
>Good luck!

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