Help with Pic 16F628A

[randyf1965]

I built a JDMProg programmer (serial port on pc running XP sp2) a year or so ago and use WinPic. I recently erased and reprogrammed 3 pic's for my PicStep stepper drivers. Now out of 8 pics 7 of them come back when I try to program them saying that progrmming failed at 0000h.

HOW did I kill 7 pic's? If I erase them it says it was successful, a read fails stating pic may be blank.

[randyf1965]

Problem was in my JDM programmer. I found a bad solder joint on a transistor, resoldered and all but 1 of the pic worked properly

[FunnyNYPD]

you can also try to get the low cost PICkit2. Or build one for yourself quick.
Here is more info for the PICKit2 DIY fans:
http://www.edaboard.com/ftopic273287.html

[FunnyNYPD]

you can also check one of my tuturial about how to program DIP package PICs with breadboard:

http://www.auelectronics.selfip.com/Q8.htm