> I frequently use the ULN2803A darlington transistor array > manufactured by Toshiba and others as a driver. > Ned Seith Allegro (formerly Sprague) specialise in power devices and level conversion chips Page for the ULN2803 http://www.allegromicro.com/sf/2801/index.htm and numerical list of other drivers http://www.allegromicro.com/control/prodline.htm I have to admit to committing an oops a couple of weeks ago. I needed 4 x ULN2003 for a display and couldn't find any. So I forked out for 4 x ULN2001 (which I thought would be covered in the databook's ULN200x chapter. Uh-uh. The 2001 is a 12V i/p, urk -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads