I came across "Re: [EE]: Dropping 6V" when I was looking through the history of my last post. Just wanted to say you can get up to ten samples of any Maxim chip but you have to call Maxim and ask for them. Apparently the ability isn't available via the web. Thanks, Aaron -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu