Today I don't wat to bitch around but show you a real world example
of the difference between a +5V with a dedicated power supply and
+12V with an on board +5 converter. Someone at Muffs bypassed the on
board +5 converter on a Piston Honda from The Harvest Man:

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took my piston down from 140mA on the +12 to 10-15mA.
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Source: http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php p=337552#337552

Obviously he measured in the wrong way. Can't be.

Joachim