> If I use a resistor in series I would need a very large resistor that could > handle 10W.. > > Greg The link I posted yesterday is Part 3 of a series. Use the "Stepping Motors" link at the top of that page to get to the index for the whole series. Part 4 covers Current Limiting http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/current.html -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics