On 06/10/2012 08:15 AM, Jan Ceuleers wrote: > Hi. > > I've been using net4801s and a net5501 as broadband routers for use at > home for some time now. > > Generally great and fun. There's just one down side: these boxes are not > completely silent, in that they make a strange hissing sound while > they're doing actual work (like routing network traffic).
So, after a few days here's a summary: > So here's a sanity check: are my boxes the only-ones doing this? Apparently so, because nobody said that they are also experiencing this. > What's causing it? I thought it was the CPU but given that the 4801s and > the 5501 have a different CPU (OK so they're both Geodes) I was thinking > perhaps not? There seem to be two camps: some say capacitors and others say coils. > Is there anything I can do to stop the hissing? The consensus of opinion here seems to be to pot the components in question, possibly using hot glue. (BTW: "boxen" is the correct spelling). Thanks, Jan _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
