Hi - (anyone there?)

I've just completed the hardware for a 9V battery powered gizmo.
I'm using a LT1121-CZ5.0 regulator and no load it draws 30uA just
like the data sheet says. My 16C84 is running with a 32.768kHz
crystal and 82pF caps and the whole circuit draws about 130uA.

This was a little higher than I had hoped. Interesting thing is if I
disable the watchdog the current goes UP to 270uA! Doesn't this
sound a bit backwards?! Checked and rechecked. I intend to use
16F84's but so far have been prototyping with an old 16C84 I had
kicking around.

Anyone got any ideas?

Brent Brown
Electronic Design Solutions
16 English Street
Hamilton, New Zealand
Ph/fax: +64 7 849 0069
Mobile/text: 025 334 069
eMail:  brent.brown@clear.net.nz

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