> Does anyone make 18-Pin ZIF sockets? I have a few, so someone must have made them, but I do not recall where I got them. > Are there suggestions > for a better alternative? Yes: ICSP! Just clip a DIP clip over your target chip. Or see the current discussion on ICSP headers. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu