>See code above and I powered the chip with a 9V nicad for 8 hours with no
>problem. Also TMR1 is specifically designed to wake the chip from SLEEP on

I'm not sure about the calcs, but a $.55 Lithium coin cell (220mAh) at 3V
could keep the RTC running at 3uA for about 8 years.
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