Put a 470uF capacitor on pin 18, I use this for regular capacitor 3.3v. It would be nice to have a diode in MCLR to avoid loss of signal, the diode is between the resistor and the pin. Debugger plug connects directly to the pin. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist