Accidentally deleted one of your later mails, but did you say
you wanted to convert Hall sensor pulses to reed switch pulses ?

If so, can you use this circuit

http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/relays.htm

"Lowest cost for 5V only supply with higher voltage relay coil"

to drive the reed with 3V, eliminating the need for the 5V ?

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