Heat...and my ADSL modem

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January 21st, 2006, 11:48 PM
Platypus

Heat...and my ADSL modem

Well, it's a corker today - don't know the outside temp, but the air conditioner is having trouble keeping inside the house under 30C (86F). We had 43.5C (110.3F) here on New Years Day, and just saw on the TV that they're expecting 43C (109.4F) at the Tennis (Australian Open) in Melbourne, 300km south of here...

And my ADSL modem (Speedtouch 530) is showing signs it might be getting the bad caps they suffer from. It's been dropping the USB connection repeatedly for some weeks. The last couple of days I've sat it over the fan in my laptop stand so it runs much cooler, and that's almost stopped the dropouts.

Maybe time to get a wireless modem/router...
January 22nd, 2006, 12:22 AM
Magic Marker

Now that's the kind of weather I like :D
January 22nd, 2006, 05:51 AM
TechZ

We often have temps reach the mid/upped 50*C here, but never indoors, for that we have a/c's :) My router/modem gets quite hot in summer, but have never seen it drop or show signs of problem.
January 22nd, 2006, 10:26 AM
NooNoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by TechZ

We often have temps reach the mid/upped 50*C here, but never indoors, for that we have a/c's :) My router/modem gets quite hot in summer, but have never seen it drop or show signs of problem.

What do you do when the power goes out - or what happened before electrickery?
January 22nd, 2006, 02:06 PM
TechZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by NooNoo

What do you do when the power goes out - or what happened before electrickery?

I got 2 UPS and my trusty laptop ;)

Power rarely goes out, maybe once or twice in summer, and max for a few hrs, so no biggie, the house stays cool.

Before electricity? Well I'm not that old :P