Quote Originally Posted by Melanie View Post
I dispensed with the Common Anode Resistor in each display saving two Resistors on the Basis that having the LED ON for only 6% of the time was an acceptable risk
Same technique used in this very versatile project; http://members.cox.net/berniekm/super.html

I have built this, and been using it for a couple of years with no problems either to the pic, or the display.

Regards,

Anand Dhuru