>> ... if you go to walmart and ask nicely, they may let you have their >> disposable cameras. With those, you can then harvest their flash capacit= ors > 350 V usually > There are cheaper ways to buy 350v caps Cheaper than free is good (if you don't count labour :-) ) - given that you also get a few volt DC to HT inverter and a small Xenon fglash tube and just maybe a pulse transformer too. Pse advise how to get a better deal. R --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .