17 Sep
2006
17 Sep
'06
7:58 p.m.
I'm in the process of building a MAX233 Serial
Interface for my C64,
and have run into one bit of problem. Which way should the "+" side
of the Cap I have go in the following circuit?
http://www.petscii.com/telbbs/max233-interface.jpg
Zane
Zane,
The plus side of the cap is to the left ( Vcc side ). The convention is ( on
the cap symbol ) that the "straight" part of the cap is "+" for a
polarized
cap and the curved part is "-". On a non-polarized cap the curved part
represents the outside foil or outside can of the cap and should always go
to ground or the closest reference to ground ( sometimes chassis ground ).
Hope this helps.
Best regards, Steven
