> So MC adviced to put a resitor in series with MCLR so the
> current rush from the capacitor would not cause permanant
> damage in the case of a breakdown.
> 
> Well, that's how I understand it, anyway... :-)
> 
> Jan-Erik.

Thanks - I had assumed that ESD or EOS would cause a junction
to fail, but it could just weaken it and make it prone to damage. I've
got a couple of pdfs from here and elsewhere to read

http://www.mitsubishichips.com/reliability/

Found this whilst Googling - an interactive balloon

http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/353/sectionc/paradiso.html

"I am not a number !!"

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