At 08:58 PM 5/14/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Another good tip along the lines of "killing two birds with one stone"
>is to use a MAX3232 instead of a MAX232(A). They are pin compatible
>with the MAX232(A), about the same price as a MAX232A and (most
>importantly) work with 3V to 5V supplies. I do more 3V designs these
>days than 5V so it's really nice to only have to stock one part for
>either voltage. They also work with ceramic caps (I use 470nF to 1uF)
>and they're made by the usual suspects - Maxim, TI, Sipex, ST, et. al.
>
>Matt Pobursky
>Maximum Performance Systems

How have you found the reliability of those units? Had one failure (ST).

Best regards,

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