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- From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
- Subject: Re: Digicom Scout+ problems
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.184138.20883@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom
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- References: <1993Jan8.183036.12672@netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:41:38 GMT
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- Sunrise Test Systems (srtest@netcom.com) wrote:
- : About that noisy power problem and the modem on the SPARC-
- :
- : It turns out that the problem is related to thermal and/or power
- : sensitivity. After substituting the surge protector/filter,
- : the modem still acted a little flakey. I suspected thermal
- : problems, and took the modem out if its case to try to keep it cool
- : (I had noticed that the modem worked better if I shut it off for
- : a few minutes and turned it back on). After this, it worked like
- : a champ. No problems at all, every connection was negotiated
- : correctly. Multiple dialers tried the dial-in and got good
- : connections too.
- :
- : Looks like I got a marginal board. I think I'll verify the problem
- : is thermal and give Digicom support a call.
-
- Nothing is impossible, but please note that all Digicom modems are
- put into a heat room for an extended period of time for testing,
- before they are shipped. As far as I know, this would be the first
- such case.
-
- One other user proposed a hypothesis that the Scout+ works better under
- 75 degrees Fahrenheit room temperature when used 24 hours on dialin
- lines. Last I heard is that the hypothesis may not be true.
-
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