Bryan, I appreciate the information. I'll change them to HCTs. My=20 understanding is that the HCTs don't have as much fan out ability. Is=20 this correct? Thanks, rich! On 11/15/2017 11:02 AM, Byron Jeff wrote: > Rich, > > I didn't see it. But if you are working with CMOS chips like the PIC it's > almost always better to use chips in the HCT family for interfacing. The > reason is that the inputs work properly with TTL voltage levels while the > outputs are nearly rail to rail. So a 3.3V input will generate a 5V outpu= t. > > BAJ > > On Wed, Nov 15, 2017 at 12:01:09AM -0600, Richard Pope wrote: >> Chris, >> I'll look in to it. Did you read my latest post on the the forum >> about an idea to replace the relays with 74LS244N s and 74LS32Ns? >> GOD Bless and Thanks, >> rich! > [ Snipping... getting too long ] > > BAJ > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus --=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 .