Hi, > I need about 2 - 150mA at 5V to drive my PIC 16c84 based IR-remote > receiver that will run 24 hours a day ... Hmm, cannot you use the sleep mode to reduce power consumption ? Greetings, Gerard Gerritsen ESD Electronics Zwaansprengweg 20 7300 AE Apeldoorn, The Netherlands email : gerritse@esd1.esd.nl tel : ++31-55-5499499 fax : ++31-55-5427288