well, i just noticed that thread as you were replying.. i will give it a try when i get home... the motor controller has a reset line on it that needs to be held high, so i used a pin from the pic, so i can turn it on or off if i need too, and i think hte pic is probably going low on that pin..

do i want to make all the unused (almost all of them right now) inputs or outputs?? they arent tied to ground or anything, because they will eventually be used.

and im not too worried about program space (yet), i have 24K words, and im only using about 300 words right now... i would prefer to get rid of as much magnetism and electrical noise as possible by physical means, and not just block it out with programming..

thanks for the help guys