Jinx, On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:11:30 +1300, Jinx wrote: > > That does not exactly raise my confidence in the engineering > > behind the part of the circuit that is shown > > "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing" ? > > A potentially, no pun intended, harmful circuit that raises > as many questions (if you know you ask them that is) as > it answers. Indeed, a "Trap for the unwary" - which will catch out those who just copy circuits as they are without underestanding them, and just expect they will be OK. I've been known to do this (I started out doing just that when my age only needed one digit) so I know it happens! :-) In those days, of course, it was in magazine articles, so the amount of available material was limited. Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist