HC-SR04 ultrasonic draining my battery - help me?

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I use the following:

http://www.rocketscream.com/shop/mini-ultra-8-mhz-arduino-compatible

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NRF24L01-PA-LNA-SMA-Antenna-Wireless-Transceiver-communication-module-2-4G-HE-/400603653460?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d45d6a554

But only need 24 measurements a day - so want to disconnect power to the HC-SR04 in between measurements but have tried with a NPN-transitor without success - so if there is someone who can help, I will be very happy - thank you

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I'm guessing you use the NPN transistor between the HC-SR04 ground pin and Ground. It may have found a path to Ground through one of the I/O pins. Set the I/O pins as inputs so they won't act as Grounds.

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Thank you - yes of course I could not see the forest for the trees;-)

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Check these pages for more power saving ideas - Gammon Forum : Electronics : Microprocessors : Power saving techniques for microprocessors -