Whose the stud?? Steve aka mister_e, that's who!

Thx much for noticing my problem with the MCLR fuse setting.

I changed it to the correct value (MCLR_OFF since i don't have reset wired in my schematic) and voila - flowers and discount surplus parts rained from the sky to bring happiness to the masses - even though they were sober and balding ...

Very much appreciate the attention to detail. Thanks again for your assistance.

Russ