>>
>>It varies with vendor, but the lowest quiescent current I found was 80 
>>ua, and that's WITHOUT the VCO running!
>
>I said 74C4046 or CMOS4046, not HC. Quiescent should be 5-10nA w/o osc 
>running (CD4046B 5V 20C). Another chip that was designed with low power 
>oscillation in mind was the 4047. CD4046 needs 70uW at 10kHz (14uA @ 5V) 
>and it runs down to 3V. The 4047 can run on 20uW (4uA) at 5V and 1kHz. If 
>you reduce the supply to 3V you can get them 50% lower probably.

Thanks Peter,

I did not realize the HC used more power than the C version. I'll search 
one out and see what the specs are. I actually like the 4046 as it had a 
comparator in the package, which would come in handy for my design too.

GL to all.

Art


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