In all of my designs I have a higher voltage power source (9-24 volts) a 5V
regulator (78L05 or a zener, typically) and the PIC drives 24 volta loads
through a small open collector transistor (sized appropriately for the load)

--Larence


> My second post regarding operating higher-voltage loads is still begging
for
> an answer too ;)
>
> Thanks

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