> It seems a bit strange to me to drive the gate of the mosfet from a suppl= y > which is referenced to +16V and GND when the source of the fet is at Well, as it's a P FET I was thinking upside down, but evidently not thinkin= g hard enough and it's come out as part N FET drive I've restored the circuit to how it originally was https://www.flickr.com/photos/97814409@N04/albums/72157675978832174 Output is 2.2V into 6R8 Gate voltage is from 1.3V to 8.8V. The test circuit in the ATP106 d/s shows gate drive from 0V to -10V, with source at 0V, which would be 0 to +10 for an N FET. As I figure it then, my gate is reaching only a relative -7.5V So I should be taking the emitter of the BC327 to at least a couple of volts below 0V if source is at +9V ? That would make the gate 11V below the source Joe=20 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7998 / Virus Database: 4749/13856 - Release Date: 01/28/17 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .