This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C91D7E.C16E35C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (OE stripped tag previously, sorry) John, if it helps, the circuit attached is stable, to about 2%, over the Vcc range of the IC, say 3V to 15V. I use this one as the back-plane driver for an LCD, obviously you would change R and C to suit. You can add an R and D (anode towards C) across the 33k to get other than 50% ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C91D7E.C16E35C0 Content-Type: image/gif; name="stable_astable.gif" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="stable_astable.gif" R0lGODlhwwBHAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAwwBHAAAC/oyPqcvtD6OctNqLs94UIM+F4kiWJWig5sq2 rqiq70zXdmznHcD3/g8MCofEovHY+yCPupGsOUk6PzBo6GmNYDW4a3az/TbCmC6HLH6g01SSGcy+ rOOBedpOP+Dv+XE/+ucXmLCXV/h1CJXItqjoVefjNgjR2FSZInOpoGnFWXPpkYnJAzfp4EkDWte2 msJlqgbLagFihlKJ6ijrKhfZyvsrt8uQSTqqZ7woBVlLfKbHiju8SQh9+xsq7HqNxXkNDaw9HU5N xU0OaA6c68KeOhbTvB0cFT+PPun+LmhtLW0uape+fQtEnWtkkN7AE+OqgVt1bl6hiBDpWfyzkCAz /mS3kuE7ZWxjqycZHzX8GKikyYYqp8hqaQLmSlMyXQqcVtPmy2E5dcLqKY4lzpsnLxID+rCeDlRB CAF5JSEU0kNSb/gMmJRWOkiWtGLSWCor1qCxlOSg6vQFU4dioWopCBPtpoVrZyl0SwneDLlwV9Rt a7cCHjQh/XrVK6mK3bGH81IayBekT7x3A3fY+hiussZquhUuO5Pxv7c7opElrfShnb/kGAvGrNR1 54m9KoP0JJptryUZPi/5LaR3MeBM+LXW3a627JjKke9Fvpx5adWfBNvqutg5i8GeZXLXrAtw1hZz PiPSghT0ccuGJRvqnA+69vZ9MSKOn5299LSD8jynfKrED04JSN9XNPFXFB0dEcVVgn1UxVODDj6Y XhkVTohhhhpuyGGHHn4IYoiJUVcQR/mNuI4zx4gnXEcuhkOYFMuEtFpA5jX4TWE3cmGjf9gYCGQZ /dxT0Xi6RZTNW10kqc6PTDLpxZIWJXnQkFFaCaVUy9hGpVEq8gLlPd/YplMzJI1EopG0yFMkRAS2 JiM4pNA2pI0prodil22wOSZKWlGUpZpEGrQaQFsKOGZ0vRmqYySJzicMoMH0SU2feoK2HJ8sKkbm nmn6idqTTnpaTps4sHnKpqrpCOmieLJ1aKtR0Ugrqlr6Vms0F4roYAEAADs= ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C91D7E.C16E35C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ------=_NextPart_000_00A3_01C91D7E.C16E35C0--