Hi all, I replaced an SN75176 RS-485 transceiver on all my circuits with an LTC485CN8 (low current version) and the 7805 has gone back to it's previous cool state :-) I still don't understand why the SN75176 was drawing so much current but at least my modules are working at a safe temperature now. Thanks for all your kind suggestions. regards, __________________________ Tobie Horswill thorswil@exmachina.qc.ca Le Projet Ex Machina Quebec, QC, CANADA -- 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