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- Path: sparky!uunet!news.claremont.edu!fenris!irilyth
- From: irilyth@fenris.claremont.edu (Josh Smith)
- Subject: Re: Supra-Overheating?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.225632.8682@muddcs.claremont.edu>
- Originator: irilyth@fenris
- Sender: news@muddcs.claremont.edu (The News System)
- Organization: HMC Academic Computing Services
- References: <1992Jul10.150324.26603@polari> <OD.6badnetOA92-901-302p0_4ba1fcb1@piraya.bad.se>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 22:56:32 GMT
- Lines: 18
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- In a prior article, Roger Nordin (Roger_Nordin@bad.se) writes:
- > Most other modems do not use metal casing, and therefore must use air
- > cirulation instead, that's why they often are not as compact as the Supra.
-
- I've been running my Supra (V.32bis) for 24 hours, and turned it on its side
- to keep it from overheating. I haven't tested this against running it flat,
- but my thinking was that more of the case would be exposed to circulating
- air, allowing it to radiate off heat faste. Regardless of the physics, it
- seems to be working, as the modem is never hot to the touch. Warm, but
- comfortably so.
-
- Summary: If your Supra is getting too hot, try running it on its side with a
- foot or so of air on either side.
- --
- original text by Josh Smith :: Comments, questions, etc. welcomed
- irilyth@fenris.claremont.edu :: #include <std.disclaimer>
- "If you ever fall off the Sears Tower, just go real limp, because maybe you'll
- look like a dummy and people will try to catch you because, hey, free dummy."
-