@zander Thanks Ron. I now see that it's ok to add my own text to a sketch, and that the computer will ignore it.( at least I hope it does). That will ...

@will Will, Send me the bill! You nailed it. It was the first thing I did today, and the LED is now happily flashing 1-0, and purring like a kitten.Th...

@davee Hi Dave, Thanks. Before I scrub in to today's efforts by trying your suggestions, I need to mention that the "random" behavior of the segments ...

@will Thanks much Will, for your suggestion. Because I'm a newcomer to making changes to a sketch, (my only experience with changes so far have been t...

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@davee Hi Dave. Thanks for your reply and continued support. I have successfully connected my Arduino Uno r-4 to the 2003 APG chip. (the battery pack ...

@davee Hi Dave, After some delays, I'm finally back on the counter project. So far, it's good news, I think. The 2003 seems to be a good recommendatio...

Hi Dave. Thanks for another helpful reply. I'm a little swamped with other stuff today and possibly tomorrow, so I'll have a more complete reply, and ...

Dave, All I can say is, WOW! The time and effort you have invested here, with no compensation on the horizon, (that is, until I figure out how to send...

@davee Thanks Dave, all sounds good. No need to apologize about delay. I'm not in a hurry, and this project has no "drop dead date". I much appreciate...

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@inst-tech Crap. C an't figure out how to post more than one at a time.

@inst-tech OK. Got it. Thanks. Here's one common cathode I found, and some data about it, along with the part number (see pic) of the ones I already h...

@inst-tech Hi Louis, First, thanks for continuing to help with this project. I just want to explain that I chose to use a common anode type LED only b...

Dave, I see what you mean, and I will try and give as much information as I can from here on in. I also am familiar with the difference between the th...