> http://freepdfhosting.com/uploads/312c70b68a.pdf It's looking a heap more cost-effective !! The truth is, this is what happens in a review. Sometimes a design starts with great hopes, but after a few rounds of brain-storming *** or modifications, you realise you've come full circle back to a simple solution You can eliminate half of the resistors. Each pair of LEDs are commoned at their cathodes, so you put the resistor there (as Olin mentioned the other day), rather than one per anode ================ *** the term 'brain-storming' is now considered offensive by some bleeding-heart PC liberal do-gooding we-know-what's- best-for-you-even-if-you-don't meddlers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2162568/Council-bans-brainstorming.ht ml Sheesh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstorming The term "brainstorming" has been accused of being politically incorrect and offensive to people with epilepsy. There appears to be little truth to this criticism. A survey in 2005 by the UK charity National Society for Epilepsy found that 93% of people with the condition surveyed do not find the word offensive -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist