While I find the "why don't you do something completely different than 
the challenge" interesting, it's not useful for what I'm trying to 
achieve. There is a larger context and the challenge specified the 
desired task. Think of it as an exam question where you are required 
to answer the question rather than show your lateral thinking skills 
:-).

Briefly, the battery exists and cannot be changed. Other things run 
off the battery. The 5v is required to make a potted circuit work 
stably as intended. I want to generate the 5v from the battery.


        RM




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