> but to undestand why this happens

Microchip themselves say that incorrect set-up can cause
unexpected and unpredictable chip behaviour. In your case
it appeared to be the PWM module. I've had the timers go
bad when I missed setting a port-related register

The best thing to do is not assume anything about set-up is
either irrelevant or not important. Account for everything

Joe
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