Why use a regulator?  Why not just a battery supply within PIC Vdd range?

Dale
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On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Edson Brusque (Listas) wrote:

>     One thing that is bothering me is how to make the power supply of a
> remote control. An ideal supply would draw zero miliamps from the battery
> when the PIC is sleeping. I could do the supply simply using a battery and a
> 78L05, but the regulator would draw some energy from the battery even
> without the microcontroller.

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