On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:42:25 -0400, you wrote: >Hi all, I have an HP 35s calculator which uses two CR2032 3.0V lithium >coin cells in parallel. > >I want to replace the batteries with a small Li-ion or LiFePO4 and a >solar panel limited 3.3V or so with a very low Iq LDO regulator. > >Is 3.3V a safe input voltage for a calculator that specifies 3.0V >lithium batteries? Factory fresh coin cells can be over 3,2v so should be fine, though you can= get 3.0v LDO regulators --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .