Similar in principle to what I posted. My circuit draws essentially zero current when off. Yours should too. You may want a small capacitor on the FET gate to keep power on while PIC wakes up. Your high voltage feed to the keypad matrix would cause PIC problems if not divided down. RM -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist