> By the way, someone suggested to use much bigger caps than you > read in the datasheet: why's that? What are the pro's and the con's? I don't know about "much" bigger, but AIUI one pro is stability and one con is slower start-up. My tendency is to find out what the mftr recommends and go with that, trusting that they've done the sums --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .