> What I don't know is what behavior I should expect at that point Denny, have you had a read of these Everything a System Engineer Needs to Know About Serial EEPROM Endurance http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/00537.pdf EEPROM Endurance Tutorial http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/00601.pdf Using the Microchip Endurance Predictive Software http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/00562.pdf Endurance http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/end240.zip Total Endurance Software Download http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/totend40.zip "Microchip's New Total Endurance Disk Provides An Innovative Tool For Predicting Application Life Of Serial EEPROMs" http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/061193.doc -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist