Mike Harrison wrote : > Use a micropower regulator. e.g. Holtek HT7150 - about 1-2 > microamps for the regulator and a few > tens of uA for the PIC, less if WDT is disabled. > There are several other micropower regulators available - I > think Micorchip inherited some from the old Telcom line,... Problem with the MC LDO regs, are that very few of them accept a higher input voltage then 6 V (!). Regards, Jan-Erik. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist