How do you determine the size of the series resistor??? Gabriel > > > How about a current limit resistor in series with the input (if >the signal going into the input is not too fast?). I've brought 74HC >lines out of the box into the real world by having a resistor between the >input and the rear panel connector, a pull-up resistor from the connector >to +5V. For RF filtering, there was also a 56nF capacitor to ground on >the internal circuitry side of a ferrite block (connector to ribbon cable >thru ferrite block, caps to ground, pullup to +5V, series current >limiting resistor to 74HC input). This has survived at broadcast >transmitter sites that tend to attract lightning. > > >Harold > > > > > >Harold Hallikainen >harold@hallikainen.com >Hallikainen & Friends, Inc. >See the FCC Rules at http://hallikainen.com/FccRules and comments filed >in LPFM proceeding at http://hallikainen.com/lpfm > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]