Russel, are you using resonator,xtal or RC clok on yaw zillllog ? I would assume that PSU voltage fluctuations will significantly affect timing accuracy in RC mode, possibly to a lesser extent also with resonator. This of caws wood spoil yaw S.D.G. rdng. rgds, G.D. -- Steam engines may be out of fashion, but when you consider that an internal combustion engine would require recovery of waste heat by transfer just before top dead centre then fashion becomes rather redundant, USE STRATIFIED HEAT EXCHANGERS ! and external combustion. You heard it first from: Graham Daniel, managing director of Electronic Product Enhancements. Phone NZ 04 387 4347, Fax NZ 04 3874348, Cellular NZ 021 954 196.