Thanks for your time and input. As I suspected... that went down like a lead balloon! I am still being asked to find 4000, by Dec07, but (Sept07 was spoken about..err). I spoke, with my local rep, from Arrow Electronics, let's wait and see. Don't you hate when hierarchy make design decisions, but fail to check lead times. Then it's someone else's problem to fix. As in ...are..."me" As I was working on another project, and haven't been part of these decisions. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist