On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Russell McMahon wrote:

> Of particular interest to me was a TO92 regulator (KA76L05Z) with low
> dropout specs and max input voltage apparently similar to the LM2936 (which
> I use due to its very low quiescent current, very low dropout, higher than
> many max input voltage) and at a MUCH lower price from RS.

I just stumbled upon the ICL7663, programmable (2 resistors), low dropout,
<10uA quiescent current, logic controlled shutdown, and a tempo output
that looks like it could be used for generating LCD contrast voltage.
Works like a charm. Is there something else I should look at as well?
Typically I want to use either 4xAA or a 9V battery and have it last for
many months, so the 78L05 isn't a particularly good choice.  The 7663 cost
me a couple of bucks, but if there's something equivalent in performance
and cheaper or easier to get, I'd love to hear about it.

Dale
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