I posted a note on piclist a while back with a similar issue.... My ICD2 only works if the plug is pushed in further into the jack than just the "click". You need to push it that extra mm more. Otehrwise it is an excercise in frustration. I guess the jacks used by Microchip are slightly non-conformant with standards. For the record, I figured Olin's pedantic reply about his ICD2 not having an RJ12 plug was worth investigating, and it appears he is right. ICD2 s do NOT have RJ12 jacks. There apparently is no such thing specified. An RJ11 jack is a 6p2c modular plug, an RJ14 is 6p4c, and an RJ25 is 6p6c. Thus, the closest "RJ" match is RJ25. But, then, it is not really a pertinent naming convention since the ICD2 is not telephony equiptment, thus, the best descriptor fot the ICD2 would be a 6p6c modular Jack. Go figure. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_jack Rolf Shawn Wilton wrote: > Thank you for the suggestions guys, but I think most of you misunderstood my > issue. My complaint is the RJ-12 ON the ICD2. Not the other end of the > cable. I have plenty of custom programming cables, but last couple of days > I've been having to hold the RJ-12 connector on the ICD2. Lousy design. > Those connectors s***. > > > > On 10/24/06, Tamas Rudnai wrote: > >> The only thing is that a pin header is not polarized. Also PicKit2 has a 6 >> pin connector -- it is not a problem as you can use it with the 5 pin one >> but... >> >> Anyway, what's wrong with the RJ12? Is that something like a contact >> problem >> or just the bad taste of having a telephony socket on your programmer? >> >> Tamas >> >> >> >> On 24/10/06, Mike Harrison wrote: >> >>> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:46:28 -0700, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Has anyone found a reasonable solution for dealing with the ridiculous >>>> >>> RJ-12 >>> >>>> jack on the Microchip ICD2 other than to remove it, add wires and >>>> >>> "install" >>> >>>> a new header of sorts? >>>> >>> Yes - I've standardised on a Molex 5-pin header, chopping the RJ off the >>> end of the cable. >>> Handy hint to save time - write the pin names on the connector. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>> >>> >> >> -- >> unPIC -- The PIC Disassembler >> http://unpic.sourceforge.net >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist