Looking for a great programmer for PIC Microcontrollers including the 16F and 18F series of chips? The KIT150 is a versatile programmer that supports a wide variety of chips and can program standalone chips via a ZIF socket or in-circuit chips via the ICSP port. While the programmer sports a compact and robust design, it can be damaged if you insert a chip backward! Read the article for a general review of the programmer and how to fix the it if you blow out the TR2 or TR3 transistor. http://OFFLINEZIP.wpsho/hardware/kit150-usb-pic-programmer/