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[afterearthltd]

Code recurses

[AfterEarthLTD]

Good point!
This is my first large-scale program so I'm not surprised there is something wrong.
I'm familiar with state machines so I will look into converting it.
Thank you

[bhelterline]

I also noticed that your chosen MOSFET is not a "logic level" version but you are driving it directly from the arduino pin. This means the MOSFET will not be fully on with a Vgs = 5V. Much better to choose a better MOSFET. Search for "logic level MOSFET" and the datasheet needs to specify Rds or Ron at Vgs = 5V, not 10V.

[AfterEarthLTD]

Nice! To be honest, I wasn't aware Logic level MOSFETs existed. I simply checked that the MOSFET I chose had a sufficiently small Vgs (1.2v min, 2.5v max). Though I can see now how you can give it more gate voltage to achieve a lower internal resistance. I'll certainly implement that for later versions of Ver 3.x (Ver3.0 is already on order so that makers can actually by something!)

Thank you for your expertise!!

[ShawMerlin]

Here is a good video on when to use Logic Level Mosfets. It's not a one stop solution for MCU's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56p3_aORiJ0