philba
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theyikes said:My apologies Philba. However as i pointed out in my opening sentence I'm a newbie! so here's what i can only hope is a detailed description of
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we've all been new and that just may not be a crime...
I was referring more to the first response you got that said, in essence, it's ok. Then a long thread entailed after you got exactly the answer you wanted. In general, when you have a question, you will get a lot more on-topic response if you demonstrate that you've done a little research. The first thing I do is fire up google if I'm clueless about something.
In the case of a chip, I look for the datasheet. it may be greek to you but you will be much better off having actually looked at it. there are things that even a naked wet noobie can ferret out of it.