Thanks RusselL, John, Sorry for the name typo. :-) I have modified the schematic as recommended by you. Hopefully it should wo= rk. http://i.imgur.com/vxChU.png Thanks a lot. Chetan Bhargava http://microz.blogspot.com On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 1:31 PM, John Coppens wrote: > On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:34:38 -0700 > Chetan Bhargava wrote: > >> Thanks for the pointer. Q1 is in series with the load at the low side. >> Do you mean that I should put the transistor at the high side? > > As Russell pointed out, the FET should be in the ground side of the > load resistor. > > John > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .