This is the kind of embarrassing "light-bulb moment" I suspected might come out of this posting. How I could've overlooked the need for bias is beyond me. I'll try it, but the suggestion is already gonging with the ring of truth. Sheepish thanks, RR > > What's keeping the non-inverting input (of the TL072) from drifting off > into a rail? I didn't hear anything in your description that sounded > like a DC path. > > Dave > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist