O.K. the biggest hint I now have is... It WORKS with the ICD in debug mode!!! (Connected to the one node out of 12 that always fails.) But not when the same code is programmed into the PIC. Including leaving the ICD connected but released so the code can run. This is too obvious for me to comprehend. Can one of you point out the OBVIOUS to me? Tom * | __O Thomas C. Sefranek WA1RHP@ARRL.NET |_-\<,_ Amateur Radio Operator: WA1RHP (*)/ (*) Bicycle mobile on 145.41MHz PL74.4 ARRL Instructor, Technical Specialist, VE Contact. http://hamradio.cmcorp.com/inventory/Inventory.html http://www.harvardrepeater.org -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist