Quote Originally Posted by SterlingY View Post
Peterdeco1,

That's a very nice offer, but I can just order a few if I go that route. They are certainly cheaper than the other MOSFETS suggested.

Honetsly, I am beginning to think that MOSFETS may not be the way to go.

It may be determined by the magnets themselves. I've built a few, and now I've got some feelers out there to see what the pros think. I have seen small magnets driven by 6V that can hold 100lbs!!! I only need 1-2lbs. What I am getting at is that I should probably learn what my magnets will require and let that determine what the drivers need to be.

In the mean time, I'm still interested in playing with a multiport analog system and MOSFETS.

-Sterling
Heck, try it out with the MOSFETs and the LEDs like I suggested above...get the firmware working right...swap in the magnets and the flyback diodes, and try it out.
As long as you've got the firmware working, if you accidentally smoke the PIC of a couple of MOSFETs, no biggie, at least the firmware is tested and works. Just have to work out the kinks at the business end...
and of course...I've just overstated the blatantly obvious...