lost_and_confused:
OK, maybe it is the caps go to GND.The project is from a mag 2 years ago and it has been "Stalled" for a long time.
I measure 2.4 volts (DC) on each side to ground.
The crystal is pretty much:
cap to GND and input of the PIC.
That is both pins.
Just walked over and looked at the PCB.There aren't any more things connected to the crystal.
So it is funny that if I put the DMM across the crystal, suddenly it (the whole thing) seems to come to life.
Do you have a bias resistor across the crystal? There should be about a 1 meg ohm (brown, black, green) resistor across the crystal.