Hi The clock receivers (like a watch IC) likely are made on a low leakage / low speed process. You don't get a lot of speed, but you get enough at low voltage to do the job. Current drain is generally in the microamp range.
Bob On Jun 18, 2013, at 6:16 PM, paul swed <paulsw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don't know but thats what the wwvb clock rcvrs run on 2 aa batteries. > > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Attila Kinali <att...@kinali.ch> wrote: > >> On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:51:29 -0400 >> paul swed <paulsw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Attila Burts looking to separate the rcvr/remodulator. I am fine. >>> Yes indeed I did look up the hc specs. I thought it was a 5v logic >>> actually. I knew it was not at all like the 74c series. >> >> That's the HCT which are 5V (the T denotes TTL compatible). >> >> I just checked it. NXP specs the HCMOS family as 2-6V, with 5V typical >> (recomended conditions, _not_ absolute maximum ratings). >> So it is indeed safe to run them down to 2V. >> Weird.. where does that 3V in my mind come from? >> >> Attila Kinali >> -- >> The people on 4chan are like brilliant psychologists >> who also happen to be insane and gross. >> -- unknown >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
