exactly your comment....assumption "load" was loading from the power supply, not the load on the relay. Vasile Surducan wrote: On 6/15/07, alan smith wrote: > I'm including the pdf for the schematic that Bob had previously posted, so I'm sure its OK with him if I do so again (implied consent) > > The cap is a 0.82uF so following the formula, it would provide a max 35mA and makes sense that the LED's were flickering because it was trying to provide it, but was perhaps..pulsing trying to keep the voltage level up while the current draw was being demanded (assumption because I didnt have a scope or isolation transformer with me). > > Interesting tho his comments said...good up to 1A so I blindly went forth and built assuming this fact. The load men! The one connected to "swiched AC", pole 3 of JP1. That's probably 1 A It's a good example about how a well commented schematic may kill good software programmers... :) Vasile -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist