> A piezo beeper might be useful. Doesn't use a lot of power and
> grabs one's attention

This suggestion actually makes quite a bit of sense. Smoke detectors use a 
very low duty cycle piezo beep on battery low -- they manage to beep for 
quite a while on the dregs of the battery.

-- Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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