On 4/25/07, wouter van ooijen wrote: > > Don't confuse common practise with good idea. I can live > > with 10nF as upper limit although I doubt there is a > > legitimate reason for going above 1nF. However 100nF is > > definitely excessive is you are intending the circuit to work > > with ICSP. Again, do you really want a 1.3A pulse during programming? > > And the solution is simple. You can have your cap for a power-on reset, > but keep some resistance between the cap and the MCLR. Yes this is indeed the recommended configuration for MCLR from some PIC datasheet like the one for 18F2620/4620. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist