Since you said you'd just gotten thru creating your clone ICD2, it sounds a bit like one of the procedures (such as VPP on/VDD on, etc) isn't working right. Might want to 'scope your signals to the PGD/PGC/VPP/VDD pins of the F873A. --Bob kravnus wolf wrote: >for a quick answer >1) smoking the zener diode........ >2) made sure that LVP was not low :) > >John > >--- Wouter van Ooijen wrote: > > > >>>I had a weird experience last nite...... here >>> >>> >>goes. >> >>for all weird exeperiences: >>1. not been smoking anything? >>2. did you pull the LVP pin low? >> >>Wouter van Ooijen >> >>-- ------------------------------------------- >>Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl >>consultancy, development, PICmicro products >>docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu >> >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>View/change your membership options at >>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- Note: To protect our network, attachments must be sent to attach@engineer.cotse.net . 1-520-850-1673 USA/Canada http://beam.to/azengineer -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist