On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 5:16 PM, "Jacopo Monegato" wrote: >=20 > Yes, i was thinking about that. the 12 VDC is from a switching laptop > power supply. Using my sound card as an "oscilloscope" i see that there > is a LOT of hum in the ground signal, but i don't know how to remove it.. Laptop power supplies can have 100 VAC common mode hum. Yes, 100 volts. Cheerful regards, Bob --=20 http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .