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Originally Posted by zsnemeth
Paul, I have a very serious question, which isn't came up until now, interestingly. 
I'd need the +5V pin of the serial port. Can I just tap the C8's leg? Would it mess up something? I'd like to use a built in serial bluetooth adapter, instead of serial cable... |
You do not want to tap onto C8 for power. This is a bootstrap cap for the max232. You will want to tap onto C12 or U4 pin 15(gnd) and pin 16(+5V) directly.
-Adam