Hi all,

I have a simple question regarding MOSFETs (this is the first time I
use one): what is an appropriate MOSFET driver for controlling it with
a PIC? I want to use an IRF510 to PWM some (relatively) small loads
(fans and similar stuff). I was thinking about a simple BC847 driving
the gate to +12V, but I'm not sure what is really needed (the +5V-ish
that the PIC spits out is too low for gate voltage I presume, since it
is quite close to the threshold and will probably increase the
resistance). Do I need a resitor on the gate? How should I protect the
PIC from MOSFET failures?

Cheers,
-- 
Hector Martin (hector@marcansoft.com)
Public Key: http://www.marcansoft.com/hector.asc

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