> In any case, the dongle you built end
> sent me, 
> works just fine as-is without
> any additional elco...

This will depend on a lot of factors
- the exact value of the 5V
- the exact value of various components (elco's can often be +50%!)
- the exact Vdd level where the 16F628 in question stops working (might
be different for 16F628, 16F628A, 16F648A).

Wouter van Ooijen

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