Problems with NTE 4017B IC

Since you wonder that, I wonder why you've got it wired the way you have it? The clock input is for the clock, the CLKEN is "clock enable". The way you have it, it will never count.

Keep reset at ground, until you need to reset the counter (which in many applications will be never). Keep the clocke enable low, unless you want to disable the counting. Put the clock signal into the clock input.

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pin 14 is "positive" clock enable, or "positive" clock in (active high) pin 13 is "negative" clock enable, or "negative" clock in (active low) both are just "anded" internally, be it pin 13 is internally inverted, so both can be used as clken pin 8 as gnd pin 16 as vcc pin 15 is reset, set to gnd for operation

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I was just following orders, sir. :-)

I'm a novice and a member of the group (Chris) showed it that way in the diagram he kindly posted.

But, you're right. I switched them and grounded RESET and it works.

Thanks.

Ed