I would recommend him too. My ICD2 clone is working fine. The problems I had where down to microchip crashing during a firmware update. Kenny can be found on ebay under the alias: etekronics These are the items kenny sells: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZetekronics On 3/20/07, Bob Axtell wrote: > No, he simply makes ICD2 clones. But I believe the design to have > advantages over the standard > ICD2; i.e. external header connector, use of non-cypress USB chip, DIP > drivers instead of TSSOP > (easy to replace if damaged). I am not sure if he still incorporates the external header into his basic ICD2 design anymore, because I can't see through the box he grew around it: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-USB-Microchip-ICD2-Debugger-and-Programmer_W0QQitemZ120176903115QQihZ002QQcategoryZ4660QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting Yes, he lives in Hong Kong, as does DIY Electronics and several other > great electronics companies. > It does NOT mean cheap, although being close to China does allow Kenny > to keep the prices down. Actually, since I last bought my ICD2 off of him, his prices have dropped about $20. And they have what looks like an aluminium shell. Sean. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist