> chips. If I have burned out the analog pins on the 876, then I've > hoarked a ~$9 chip It would be worth testing to see if any widespread damage has been done. Perhaps it's only the one analogue pin that's NBG and the rest of the chip could be quite OK. Just mark it as "abused" -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu