Bob Blick wrote: > In supermarkets they use either "70 volt line" or "25 volt line" > systems. At each speaker is a small transformer with many taps, and > you > select the speaker's impedance and how much relative power you want it > to have, and connect to the big long speaker wire that runs through > the store. I can picture it now. Howls, clicks, rasping noises, growls, and other spooky sounds all around, then suddenly "Price check, register 5". ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist