On Sunday 07 March 2004 03:02 pm, John Ferrell scribbled:
> The PX28L (28L) is only a little larger, 6volts, pricey ($6-7).
> Radio shack has pretty good information like that.

Haven't found this one yet, but I did see one that was the same length, b=
ut a=20
bit smaller-diameter (Type 27 IIRC).  Unfortunately 12V still.  From the=20
looks of the space in the remote, anything larger will probably not work.


> Better yet, how about checking the local drug store... If they carry it=
, it
> won't be hard for a user to find.

Good thought.  I had checked Radio Shack, Fry's and Batteries Plus.  One =
of=20
the things the end-user actually proactively mentioned was using a batter=
y=20
that would be easy to find.  Since this remote will be infrequently used,=
 and=20
since the type 23A battery is available at Radio Shack, I'm really leanin=
g=20
towards using that now, and dealing with the power loss from regulating 1=
2V=20
down to 5V.  For space reasons, I may also end up using a 5.1V zener.


Cheers,
Neil.

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