> If I'm wrong here then, of course, you are screwed Haha, after the annoyances of the past few weeks, being screwed again would be water off a duck's back > I would get samples of each and verify operation before committing > to a large buy I was thinking get the 33c one first (they're in a bag of 10) and see how they do before looking at the bag of 10 at 95c. Hey, a $'s a $, and you think the cheap one will probably do so I'll try them If they do turn out to be naff then I may be able to justify the 95c type. A neighbour has asked if I could make some SLA float chargers and a simple booster like I posted, solar-powered in the window, should be alright. Might be OK with just zener regulation, perhaps a jacked- up 78L12 even Thanks -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist