Alan B. Pearce wrote : > > Does the PIC limit the current though it's pins or not? > > It does, but to a much higher current than the darlington > will require to put it into saturation. But, even after the darlington is saturated, it (the darlington) will not limit the current flow into it's base, right ? It's just two diods to gnd (if the darlington is connected between the gnd and the relay). And feeding 5V from the PIC pin through two diods to gnd is no good, is it ? Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist