Well, it seems my salesman neglected to tell me there's a solenoid on the powerpack itself for switching power to the pump. The unit's just arrived and I see no point in switching the main feed to the pump when that's what the solenoid's for. The solenoid's coil is showing up at 6.2ohms, so it's only a couple of amps at 12v. Quite easy with bog standard relays or FETs... Thanks very much chaps, Tim -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist