> Why don=B4t you simply use 20 pins of a PIC, with pull-ups, and a > grounded slider? That's a thought. The processing PIC in there at the moment is a 16F88 and I was trying to multiplex a diode array as a decimal-to- hex converter but it hasn't really 5 usable pins left without a lot of fuss. Track selection is an after-thought addition (clients eh ?, bless 'em). As it is now it starts at track 1 and just wraps around after track 20. If the F88 is swapped for A PIC with one more port (eg F876) the multi- plexing idea would work or a 40-pinner could do it on a one-to-one basis wbr -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist