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There is a brownout circuit on the micro that I plan to use but I would like the circuit to run as long as possible. I think that I will use the P FET example instead of using the Schottky diode for this reason.

My thanks to both posters for your help. When I asked the question I was concerned about the voltage drop. I really like the slick idea about using the FET for this issue. <p>Bradley

I have a small battery operated device using 4.5 volts DC. I want to protect against the user from putting the batteries in backwards. Would putting a diode (1n4004) in series with the load on the + side of the battery solve this problem or do I have to do something a bit more complicated?<p>Thanks