ON 20030710@8:02:39 AM at page: http://www.piclist.com/techref/power/priswitch.htm JMN-EFP-786 James Newton See also: http://www.bobblick.com/techref/projects/up1cell/up1cell.html "..a couple of small cheap switching regulators that use very few parts and make 5 volts from 1 battery cell." by Bob Blick