Perhaps a word of caution about the capacitor Store it with a shorting wire High voltage caps have the tendency to build up a charge after they have been discharged In my company we use high power strobes to cure uv resins, the powersupply is 3000v with a 33uf cap in it. If we leave them shorted for several weeks , then take the short off they develop several hundred volt high charges in just a few hours, enough for a very nasty shock or a huge spark TTYL Peter van Hoof -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist