>As I stated originally, I believe Microchip's examples are highly
>optimistic.  the only LED's I can see them working well with are those tiny
>"bubble" LED's with little magnifying lenses over each character.  These
>have minuscule current requirements.
>
>CIAO - Martin R. Green
>elimar@bigfoot.com
Martin, I just finished a small beginner project using a PIC and 7 segment
display. Since I had them, I used one of those "bulle" LED's. Price was
right and availability great (ie I had some in the junkbox). Worked fine
being driven directly.


Mark Walter