my guess would be it was drawing from the cameras power and latching. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [EE:] opto interaction > > I found one in my junk pile that works like I wanted, Thanks for the help > > anyway. > > > I'd still be interested in knowing the current drawn when you use a > milliameter. It may explain why the original didn't work. and would help > inform the brain for "next time". > > > RM > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.