Martin K wrote: > Are there any more reasonably priced alternatives to tag-connect? > I'm tired of paying $34 for an ICD/programming cable I wonder if the trick shown at https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/114=20 could work, by staggering the pins on a header footprint slightly you=20 make the header a much firmer fit They did it to make soldering the connector easier but I suspect that=20 with the pins staggered like that it would make a good enough connection=20 for programming without being soldered. --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .