Anybody know where I can get a reliable PICKit 2/3/4 programmer

[Lubdar]

Greetings all,
    I have looking at digging into switching options via relay bypass, etc, using microcontrollers. I saw the Coda Effects post, and this has further sparked my interest. I was curious if anyone has had any luck with sourcing a PICKit 2/3/4 starter kit. The link to Amazon appears to be dead and some reviews of the kits on there seem to point toward Chinese knockoffs.

Has anyone had luck with purchasing a PICKit programmer recently?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Best,
  Bradford

[woolie]

Why not buy the real thing? MPLabs stuff works great.


https://www.microchip.com/developmenttools/ProductDetails/PG164140


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[somnif]

I use what is almost assuredly a Chinese counterfit pickit2, but it has served me well (once I figured how to get it to talk to my chips anyway, the ZIF board works for microcontrollers, not so well for EEPROMs)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/PICKit2-Microchip-Programmer-w-USB-cable-wires-Pic-Kit-2/123956200246?hash=item1cdc5d8336:g:F6kAAOSwT6ldt7ky

edit: note this isn't the actual vendor I purchased from, that particular store appears to no longer exist

[Lubdar]

Ahh thank you both!!!

$15 doesn't seem too bad to see about getting  my feet wet...

I'm mostly curious about relay bypass and other switching solutions.  EEPROM-related works seem a bit out of my league at the moment.

Best,
  Bradford