> with the magnetic field may be needed. In some cases this means > adding a concentrator such as a block of iron, in other cases it > means stepping-down by a transformer such as a wound ferrite. That was a little ambiguous and/or generalised. It rather depends on the flux range of the sensor as to what is necessary to get the field strength optimised -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.