Note that you have to wait at *least* one half period, so the "closing" Triac has gone trough a zero-crossing before turning the other Triac on. If not, you'll have both turned on for a short time (aprox between 0 and 10 ms). If both *can* be turned on at the same time, this might not matter. I'd go for the two-PIC-pin solution (using opto-triac-drivers, of course). Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body