Hi,

a quick-and-dirty answer: try to put SERIALLY a 3,1 V Zener or 4-5 pcs. of
1Nxxxx diodes. (I can not guarantee it works or not harms the PIC...)

Imre


On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Georg Hager wrote:

> 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.
>
>