pause puts me in sleep mode

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Its Edward again, with yet another problem.

i have a solenoid being driven by a NPN transistor. the base of the NPN is conneted to portc.2 if i make portc.2 output high it will turn on the solenoid as expected. i also have a push button connected to portb.0.
the goal is to turn on the solenoid for a short deley then turn off.

now comes the problem

when i use the PAUSE command it puts my pic 16f73 into low power mode or something, cause i only read ~3.5 volts on the vdd.

below are the two codes.
both codes work when led+resistor unit replace solenoid (no solenoid)
one works the other does not when solenoid is connected (solenoid)

'works


TRISC=235 'set PORTC as output on needed pins
TRISB=251 'PORT B INPUT EXCEPT on uneeded
'------------------------------------
MAIN:

PORTC=%00010000 'PWR LOCK-ON & solenoid data low

IF PORTB.0=1 THEN 'BUTTON 2 IS PRESSED ACTIVATE SOLENOID
GOTO SHOOT
ENDIF

IF PORTB.4 = 1 THEN 'BUTTON 1 IS PRESSED THEN EXIT
GOTO EXIT
ENDIF

GOTO MAIN
'---------------------------------------------------
EXIT:
PORTC = %00000000 'LOW PORTC all PWR OFF
END
'---------------------------------------------------

SHOOT:
PORTC.2 = 1 'SOLENOID ACTIVE
GOTO MAIN
'-------------------------------------------------








'doesnt work below

TRISC=235 'set PORTC as output on needed pins
TRISB=251 'PORT B INPUT EXCEPT on uneeded
'------------------------------------
PORTC=%00010000 'PWR LOCK-ON

MAIN:
IF PORTB.0=1 THEN 'BUTTON 2 IS PRESSED ACTIVATE SOLENOID
GOTO SHOOT
ENDIF

IF PORTB.4 = 1 THEN 'BUTTON 1 IS PRESSED THEN EXIT
GOTO EXIT
ENDIF

GOTO MAIN
'---------------------------------------------------
EXIT:
PORTC = %00000000 'LOW PORTC all PWR OFF
END
'---------------------------------------------------

SHOOT:
PORTC.2 = 1 'SOLENOID ACTIVE for 1/5 seconds
PAUSE 200 '<- RIGHT HERE RIGHT HERE RIGHT HERE IS PROBLEM!
PORTC.2 = 0
GOTO MAIN
'-------------------------------------------------


lastly when i disonnect the solenoid everything works fine again without a need to reset the pic. so the working model only alows the solenoid active AS LONG AS IM HOLDING BUTTON 2 DOWN. not a desired function i want the solen active for x number of seconds then off.

2 things come to mind.

1. if it was a hardware problem, why would it work just fine without the pause command.

2. when i tell portc.2 = 0 could that effect anyother pin on the portc?

u should also know that i have a "power on" command. becaue my boards power button is momentary button, the board was desgned that as long as portc.4 is high the vdd will be 5+. the board basically works like this.

1 press and hold pwr momentary button.
2 that sends 5+ to the pic and it starts the program
3 in the program I put portc.4 = 1 so that the vdd Locks-On
4 to power off pic just portc.4 = 0 or all of portC=0
5 that makes a transistor somewhere "off"

sory if i made this one too long.