> I find they work even better with POWER FETs. > After all why do they have a gate protection zener included > in the 723? IIR I once saw a circuit that used the 'pass' transistor of the LM723 in common-emitter mode for some extra gain in the error correction. I think they needed that zener for that circuit. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist