On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, David VanHorn wrote: > > It's a 5 ohm motor, bipolar windings, running from a 6-8.5V supply. > The motor wants 0.5A. > I don't want to spend any more power than I must in driving it, since this > is a battery operated application. > -- I say a bridge half with bipolars, half with MOS will be the better choice. But I don't see why not 3717, 3770 ; 8.5V x 0.5 = 4.25VA 10V x 0.5 = 5VA No big difference but easy way. Vasile -- 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