Mark Rages wrote:
> Why do you need 5V?  The 16F887 is happy at 3V.  It's important to
> read the "electrical characteristics" part of the datasheet when
> you're doing the circuit design.

Will the 887 be happy with two AA batteries in series? As the batteries 
begin to deplete will the voltage drop cause the 887 begin to fail?

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