diff -u -r1.1.2.2 -r1.1.2.3
--- LCRefVec.h	26 Nov 2009 13:38:27 -0000	1.1.2.2
+++ LCRefVec.h	27 Nov 2009 16:02:33 -0000	1.1.2.3
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@

 #include "LCIOTypes.h"
 #include "LCEventImpl.h"
 #include <iostream>

+//#include <iomanip>

 #include <vector>
 
 namespace IMPL {

@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@

 
     LCRef(T t) : _ptr(t), 
 		 _ref(0),

-		 _havePtr( true ) {

+		 _havePtr( t != 0 ) {

       // -- need to get current event on loading.... 
       _evt = LCEventImpl::getCurrentEvent() ;
     }

@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@

     const LCRef<T>& operator=(const T& t) {
       _ptr = t ;
       _ref = 0 ;

-      _havePtr = true  ;

+      _havePtr =  ( t != 0 )  ;

       return *this ;
     }
 

@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@

     // conversion to ptr
     operator T&() { 
       

+//       std::cout << " operator T&() - this " << this 
+//  		<< " _havePtr "  << _havePtr 
+//  		<< " _ptr "  << _ptr 
+//  		<< " _ref "  << std::hex << _ref << std::dec
+//  		<< std::endl ;
+

       if( ! _havePtr ) {
 	_havePtr = (_ptr!=0 && _ref==0 ) ;
 	if( ! _havePtr ) {

@@ -65,6 +72,12 @@

 	  _havePtr = true ; 
 	}
       }

+//       std::cout << " operator T&() - this " << this 
+//  		<< " _havePtr "  << _havePtr 
+//  		<< " _ptr "  << _ptr 
+//  		<< " _ref "  << std::hex << _ref << std::dec
+//  		<< std::endl ;
+

       return _ptr ;
     }