> The dread tantalum A few 10s of uF is up around 3uA > Solid aluminium (Philips do) > Low leakage aluminium Which could still be ~ 500nA, or 1/7th usage of the battery. This might cut > 6 months off the lifetime -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.