KURNIA, SCR in AC will make your light flicker (will shake) SCR is NPNP better part to use is TRIAC 2 scrs in one back to back. If you use opto isolator on each SCR or TRIAC you should be able to get same LED Behavior because input of opto isolator is An LED. Hope this helps Andre Abelian [EE]: Firstly, thank you for all comments on my question about how to drive 8 x 128 leds matrix brightly. Now I'd like to change all the leds to a 5 watts 220 volt bulb, so the matrix become an 8 x 128 5watt 220 volt. I have tried with a SCR connected to every bulb, but the bulb lights each column (8), does not behave as a LED. When the position is changed, the it lights each row (128). Any comment, thank you very much. KURNIA BRAHMANA mikronik@mdn.prima.net.id -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- 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