> I've never seen the text, but, if he connects it as I > suggested he will > almost certainly get more voltage out. Indeed, probably around 18 Volt, which might not be healthy for a PIC. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.