Thank you all for the help you have given me to understand and get my pulse circuit to work! My PICs will be fed by a 15V supply over a 78L05 for each PIC. Long power line, 200m, with about 10uF across to ground, from the 78L05s input capacitors. I want a good power on reset and I wonder if it is ok to leave the MCRL pin open, trusting the internal pullup to do the work? GP3 is not set up as an input. The same question for GP2 and GP4 which are not used. I plan to leave them open, as inputs with the internal pullup on. Thanks Goran, La Palma -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist