On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, Dr. Imre Bartfai wrote:

> 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
>

I don't think this would work. AFAIK, zeners need some minimum current to
reach their specified voltage drop. This current is way above the supply
current of a sleeping PIC.

Georg.

>
> 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?
> ...