At 09:15 AM 2/6/2006 -0500, you wrote: >On 2/6/06, Wouter van Ooijen wrote: > > > > rough guess: 5V - pic drop - Vbe. > > >Always good to remember that those fets inside the device have significant >on resistance, and that it's not necessarily linear over load either. And to remember that the p-channel MOSFET (source driver) is weaker. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com ->> Inexpensive test equipment & parts http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspeff -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist