>I searched extensively for information on LM2836 and found nothing >anywhere... who makes it? Aaaagh - brain fade LM2936 !!!!!!!!!!!! Nat Semi / National I use them regularly. They are several times the price of std 78L05 but very well worth the money if you need their special abilities (and can stand the 50 mA max current) RM > >Dale >--- >The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new >discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..." > -- Isaac Asimov >