An excellent ideas starter. Provides circuit outline ideas for numerous LED applications ranging from offline cap supply with LM317 (!) through dedicated switching based designs. http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/BRD8034-D.PDF Note on page 12 the extremely novel manner in which they parallel 5 LEDs :-) ! Please don't ask me for component values :-) (In most cases there will; be data sheets and app notes available from Mr Google.) RM -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist