> A darlington would work well, as would a Sziklai pair, if you can find it. > You'd have to think upside down with the Sziklai though. I don't like a darlington here because of the high on voltage. Why not just simply cascade them? That way the output transistor can still be saturated. ******************************************************************** Olin Lathrop, embedded systems consultant in Littleton Massachusetts (978) 742-9014, olin@embedinc.com, http://www.embedinc.com -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body