Quote Originally Posted by sayzer
Use an external power supply for the PIC.

By external I mean a separate power supply just for the PIC. Ex: 7805.

Thank you for your input. I am a little confused though. I am programming with the serial programmer using the latest software. The pic is not "in circuit," it is in the zif socket. The programmer is being powered by the 15V power supply that was provided with the programmer.