solarwind wrote: > Could it be that I accidentally damaged the chip by overheating it > during soldering? Or overheated some of the other components? Probably not if you used a temperature controlled soldering iron and didn't crank the temperature too much. This sort of stuff should be done at 600F, 650F tops. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist