Re: Convert native character string to ASCII array of integers

Tomás Ó hÉilidhe wrote:

> If any of the chips made an error, there could be a short
> circuit from 5 V to 0 V which would fry the chips, the power
> transistors, and also the voltage regulator.

> The finished product has been plugged in constantly
> overnight for the last two nights and hasn't had a hiccup.

I'm reminded of an early computer cash register system in a gas
(petrol) station that worked without problem for over a year and
a half - until a police car pulled in for refueling. Just as the
car arrived, the dispatcher called on the radio and when the
policeman responded, his transmitted signal killed the pump
controller which, in turn, killed the cash register.

It might not be a bad idea to add those inexpensive
current-limiting resistors...

:-)

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/