>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hulatt, Jon [mailto:jhulatt@MONSTEREUROPE.COM]
>Sent: 13 April 2004 15:40
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [PIC:] 18F452 / 18LF452
>
>
>>
>> I asked my FAE about this sometime ago, and ISTR the specs
>are exactly
>> the same on the F and LF when operating at 5volts, but the
>spec's had
>> to be relaxed for working at low voltages, (i.e. if you stick to the
>> conditions shown for the F part in the table, the LF should
>meet those
>> specs when run at 5 volts).
>>
>
>Do we therefore think it likely that the ~LF parts are not
>physically different to the ~F parts, but just turn out to be
>the best of the bunch?
>
>A la Intel testing cpus and speed grading accordingly?
>
>It's an out of interest thing; please noone jump on my back
>saying I shouldn't run a pic out of spec etc etc. :)

Very probably.  I have (accidently) run non-LF parts at 3.3volts with no
problems at all. YYMV etc.

Regards

Mike




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