----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PicDude" <picdude2@narwani.org>
Subject: Re: [PIC]: Error programming 16F628A chips


> Finally, I am able to program chips properly again, including 16F628A's.
The
> result is that I shortened the wires from the PIC programmer to the SOIC
clip
> and connected them directly (instead of via a programming socket adapter
> board I have).  I'm still trying to figure out what changed and why, but
I'm
> happy to be able to program chips again for now.

Interesting.  There was a thread a few months back where some folks accused
the 628A of being more susceptible to noise during programming than the 628.
That sounded a little suspicious to me, but your results seem to add another
piece of data pointing in that direction.

--McD


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