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> BTW, it's not a terrible idea to put a relatively high value pulldown
> resistor from the gate to source, especially during development. Otherwis=
e,
> if the driver goes high-Z for some reason, the gate voltage could wander
> around into 'undesirable' regions. Something like 100K will often suffice=
..
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Yes, especially important if you have a user operated reset switch. When th=
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PIC is held in reset, the PIC pin is high-Z.

/Ruben


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AB Liros Electronic
Box 9124
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www.liros.se
Tel +46 40142078
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