1.7 volts is still present with the led disconnected!

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        From:  McMeikan, Andrew [SMTP:andrew.mcmeikan@MITSWA.COM.AU]
        Sent:  08 December 1999 13:59
        To:  PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        Subject:  Re: 509 flasher
        Sensitivity:  Confidential

        instead of driving the anode of the LED turn it around so you drive
the
        cathode with the other end to 5v.
        the PIC can sink more than it can source.

                cya,    Andrew...

        > -----Original Message-----
        > From: Graham North [SMTP:graham.north@LANDINST.COM]
        > Sent: Wednesday, 8 December 1999 21:24
        > To:   PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
        > Subject:      509 flasher
        > Importance:   High
        > Sensitivity:  Confidential
        >
        > I have tried this program and it will not work!  (shown below)
        >
        > Pins 6 and 7 are doing something, but they only switch between 0
and
        > around
        > 1.7 volts!
        >
        > It is wired up like this:
        >
        > Pin 1 +5V
        > Pin 2 NC
        > Pin 3 NC
        > Pin 4 NC
        > Pin 5 NC
        > Pin 6 ---------/\/\/\/\/\---------|>|---------Gnd
        >                         330 ohm
        >
        > Pin 7 as pin 5
        > Pin 8 Gnd
        >
        > Have you any ideas?
        >
        > Graham
        >
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