on 26/11/2010, Frank Erskine supposed :
Most of that consumption (unless you have an awful lot of callers) is
probably being eaten up by the bulb in the pushbutton.
Budget around half a watt or so for that. You could reduce it by
replacing it with a suitable white LED.
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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
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