> It may be that when powering up the board the internal brownout > circuitry is holding things reset long enough for the /MCLR pin to > get to a high enough voltage for this permutation not to be affected Haven't tried a different RC yet, but did look at the config Originally config __FPOR,FPWRT_PWR1 ;no brown-out reset Changed to config __FPOR,FPWRT_PWR32 ;32ms then config __FPOR,FPWRT_PWR128 ;128ms Same result. 128ms is way more than the /MCLR rise time Joe ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5863 / Virus Database: 4328/9490 - Release Date: 04/08/15 --=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 .