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- From: mweil@mailhost.nmt.edu (M. Weil)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Do USR Sportster 33.6 modems get too hot?
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 04:46:34 GMT
- Organization: New Mexico Insitute of Mining and Technology
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- tonyrich@discover-net.net (Tony Rich) wrote:
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- >I was having some random disconnects with my USR Sportster 33.6
- >modem a while back. I couldn't tell whether it was due to the
- >modem, or software, or changes that were also happening at my
- >Internet provider's end at that time.
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- >One night I noticed that the bottom of the Sportster was pretty hot.
- >So I stuck four little rubber feet on the bottom of it that
- >raised it off the table about 1/4 inch. That seemed to help.
-
- >My connections are reliable now. But my disconnect problems
- >could have been due to other factors. Has anyone else noticed
- >whether heat is a problem with the Sportsters?
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- >| Tony Rich (tonyrich@discover-net.net) |
- >| Eau Claire, Wisconsin USA |
- >-----------------------------------------
- Tony,
-
- I had these disconnect problems at first too. One thing I noticed,
- was the warm case of my USR 28.8 external, so I set it on it's side,
- leaned up against the wall to get some air flow behind it--seemingly,
- I got fewer disconnects.
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- I discounted this finding as a coincidence, but there it still is, up
- against the wall on it's side--takes up less space this way too.
-
- Just thought I'd let you know.
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