I thought the MAX232A was the one that had all the internal capacitors - are you sure you have the datasheet for the 232A, and not the 232 (which i believe does need capacitors)? On 5/14/05, kenasw@btinternet.com wrote: > I downloaded the datasheet for MAX232A (from farnell) and it seems > that I need 5x0.1uF capacitors to make this chip happy. I was just > wondering if I should choose electrolytic type capacitors or will > anything do, since 0.1u is 100n, which is small even when it is not > electrolytic. > > tia. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist