Thanks for everyone's contributions to my original post. The long term=20 solution will probably be a re-scaling of the analog signals from 0-5v=20 to 0-4.096v, with a 4.096v precision reference on the ADC, and all=20 signal sources coming from 5v op amps. Meanwhile, limiting the clamp current to the barest minimum without=20 disrupting the in-range signal (i.e. using a 2k5 resistor) does not seem=20 to have any strange or unwanted effects during normal operation. Regards, Matt --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .