On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:18 PM, IVP <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:

>  You can parallel pins. What about the LEDs on PortA ? There's
> a maximum drain for the port as a whole. If they were all driven
> at the same time it looks to be about 90 - 100mA. Also, I tend
> to earth the crystal case because once or twice I'd had radiation
> interfering with s/w
>

Thanks, I'll try grounding the crystal case. The LEDs on PORTA will not all
be turned on  at once. Even if they are, what's the worst that can happen?
Dimly lit?
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