Actually, you might want to use a 7416 which is rated for 15V, or a 7406
which is rated for 30V.  The 7417 and 7407 are the non-inverting versions of
these.  The 7405 is only rated for 7V absolute maximum.
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> As an electronics experimenter who is blind, I write down the
> pin-outs of chips I am working with in Braille in a notebook.
> Sometimes, I forget to write down crucial details that I just know
> I'll remember  as well as I do my name, but my brain sometimes doesn't
> remember as well as I'd like.
>
> Are the Control lines for the 4 bilateral switches of a CD4016
> or a CD4066 active low or active high?
>
> I am going to be running one or two of these chips from a PIC,
> actually, via a 7405 open collector hex inverter to shift levels from
> +5V to +12v where the bilateral switches can switch a larger voltage
> range.  The neat thing about the PIC is that I will just write the
> firmware to fit the polarity requirements.
>
> Those who have ever switched audio with a CD4016 or 66 know
> that when the switch is open, voltages that exceed VDD/2 will slip
> through anyway.  With 12 volts, this raises the breakdown threshold to
> +-6 volts rather than +-2.5 volts.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
> OSU Information Technology Division Network Operations Group
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