National has a micropower +5V regulator that I used in a sleeping
PIC project.  Check out regulators at http://www.national.com .

Harold


On Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:05:59 +0200 Georg Hager
<ghager@THEORIE3.PHYSIK.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE> writes:
>Hi all!
>
>Does anyoune know of a voltage regulator that does not swallow a
>couple of
>mA even with no load? I'm using a 78L05 right now, but even when my
>circuit (PIC + some external stuff) is in standby mode with just some
>uA
>of supply current, the battery (9V block) must deliver about 2mA to
>the
>L05, just to keep it running. This is unacceptable as I want to let
>the
>thing run all the time. And yes, I *need* the 9V (4*1.5 is not an
>option)
>;-).
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>Georg.
>

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