Can I get an upgraded copy of Epic.ini from someone?

[forgie]

The only problem I have ever had with my EPIC is the programming voltage was down a bit. That little preset pot down under the voltage regs is the adjustment. Set if for 13 & a bit volts (I think that's about right, 13.4 or thereabouts? RTFM). Measure between ground (5) and VPP (4) on the empty on board 18 pin skt while telling it to program something.

Yeah I've had that problem occasionally with the supply voltage... it's currently pumping out 12.2V, but that's because I'm running a 12VDC adapter (this works fine with 18f452s, which is what I predominantly use). I tried plugging in two 9V batteries to give the full Vpp, and it gave out 13.6V, but still no dice.

I'm beginning to think that maybe it's a dud chip. It's so strange though, I can read it, but not write to it....? I've never seen this before.

Isn't Microzed selling EPICs any more??

Microzed have dropped MeLabs completely AFAIK. Dontronics are their Oz distributor now, and they aren't carrying the Epic.... On another note, the Epic I bought from microzed had two transistors missing, as well as a few dry solder joints on the bottom. The guy sent me a free 'parts bag' with some resonators and capacitors and **** like that, but it was still dodgy. $110 for a programmer with missing parts? Thanks Microzed. (Apart from that experience, everything else I've ever got through Microzed was fine, but their prices are hardly the best anymore)