Dave Wheeler wrote: > > You will almost certainly get replies both ways. However, I was on a > job in Portugal recently where the customer had blown up the serial > driver chip on an embedded CPU which was caused by both the PC and the > equipment being switched on. It went along the lines of, finished > commissioning using one PC, swapped to customers PC, never worked > again and 2 days later I was on a plane. Once bitten eh ?? Well, if replies go both ways, then I will choose the safer route. :-) Even better than being once bitten is listening to someone who has been bit before. Thanks. John -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist