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- From: 11437294@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (NATHAN WHEAT)
- Subject: Re: Shiva 9600 v.32 NetModem needs fixed! Help!
- Message-ID: <11437294.72.714972408@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au>
- Summary: I need info on fixing a NetModem
- Keywords: Shiva Netmodem v.32 repair
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- Sender: news@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Usenet system)
- Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University
- References: <1992Aug27.222807.13917@sequent.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 03:26:48 GMT
-
- Dwight,
-
- >After the NetModem is turned on the three lights flash as normal until
- >it is warmed up. It shows up on the Network, will connect and AT command
- >works correctly. Then in about 4 minutes the power cycles, the connection
- >is lost, the lights start blinking again, etc.
- >
- >After another 4 minutes or so the lights go out and don't return, the
- >connection is lost. I checked to 7805 chip inside. It maintains 25VDC
- >input and 5VDC output even after the modem dies. It is really hot though.
- >
-
- If seems to me that there nothing really irreversably worng with it. It
- seems that it is overheating, which stuffs up the regulator and way cut
- power to itself for a while or stop working, stuffing up the input to the
- chips. I'm not sure, but this type of thing happened to me too, it turned
- out that by connecting some sort of heat sink (anything which takes away
- heat) to the component getting hot, helps. This doesn't SOLVE the problem
- as such, but may provide a way around it. In my case, I connected it to the
- case (metal) so that was fine, if you can't do this, you may wish to look
- into buying a little heat sink for it, the ones with the cooling fins, if
- you have enough room in the case that is!
-
- The real problem is that the regulator or whatever it is, is having to
- decrease the voltage too much, in which case your power supply might be
- giving out oo much voltage, you could look into that too...
-
- Just some suggestions.
-
- Nathan.
-