>Do specify which PIC you want to use.  I do know that the brownout detector
>built into some of the newer PICs consume much more current than the actual
>PIC itself does.  If you need to use that function, you will have to account
>for the extra current.
Yes, the internal brownout is virtually useless in battery
applications and must be disabled (unless you are powering the PIC
down in the standby state). If you need brownout, Telcom and others do
micropower (<1uA) reset chips.
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