Hello Jinx, > What are you basing the "2850mAh" figure on ? Alkaline AAs > I've seen have been under 1000mAh, usually 800mAh, which > would give you more likie 2 years than 8 I've seen it on a table on a web page that I can't find anymore... > (btw, the frequency of the micro is irrelevant when it's asleep) Oops, sure. :) Best regards, Brusque ----------------------------------------------------------------- Edson Brusque C.I.Tronics Lighting Designers Ltda Research and Development Blumenau - SC - Brazil Say NO to HTML mail www.citronics.com.br ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu