Hi,

>
> Firstly, YES, keep that pot value down to under 40K......your 1Meg is way
> too high, and is succeptable to 'noise'....
>

Absolutely; the first must-do.

Then, connect a capacitor between the PIC pin and ground; 0.1 uF should
help.

This should reduce the flickering.

Regards,

Anand Dhuru

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