On 02/06/2011 23:15, Peter Loron wrote: > I may be showing my ignorance here, but why not use something*designed* > as a heating element? Or at least a simple cement power resistor? > That was my instant thought too - would a resistor or some nichrome wire=20 not do the job? Or use a standard transistor (I would actually think a bipolar, e.g=20 2N3055 would be more suited to this task) and shove some insulating=20 material between it and the case. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .