Idle wonderings rather than anything else, but how would one control a battery supply so it is on when a switch is open and off when closed, drawing uA when off and taking little when on ?<code><pre><font size=2 face='Courier'> .-----.
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`-----------^-------> 0V </font></pre></code> The thought was that power could be controlled by the N/C contacts in the 3.5mm socket of a PICAXE download cable.
Edited by - hippy on 20/08/2007 18:00:59
.--------| ? |----> +4V5
__|__ + `--.--'
-.- |
3 x AA | O|
__|__ + ===|
-.- O|
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`-----------^-------> 0V </font></pre></code> The thought was that power could be controlled by the N/C contacts in the 3.5mm socket of a PICAXE download cable.
Edited by - hippy on 20/08/2007 18:00:59