Hi Roadman:
I have been using the same chip and no need of resistor just only
capacitors and it works well.
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"Don B. Roadman" wrote:

> I've not used Maxim's MAX232 chip before. I need to use one for a
> home made mplab ICD. I noticed that microchip uses 100 ohm
> resistors at all the serial outputs and inputs. But, I don't see any
> reference to this in the Maxim data sheets. Are these neccesary?
> In maxims data sheets there are typical application circuits and I
> don't see any resistors so I assumed the chip itself takes care of
> input loads and output current limiting to conform the rs 232.

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