I agree with you in most cases. However, the application in serial comms. For a regular non exact timer, internal RC is fine. As the OP mentioned in another post, if you go by the data sheet, at the ends of the specified ranges, the frequency would be too far off. But then, he said he could just test each unit, so that may be the easiest solution. Josh -- A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Sean Alcorn - PIC Stuff wrote: > The internal clock gets my vote - for the hobbyist and certain > production applications. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu