Howdy, to get more current out of a linear regulator, is a NPN pass transistor (co= llector to VReg input, base to VReg output, and emitter to circuit) a good idea? Fr= om my experiments it introduced a voltage drop... is it me or it's an intrinsic a= nd unavoidable defect of this simple solution? Thanks, Mario --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .