On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:22:18 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:52:24 -0400, neil tanner wrote:
>> I went to the Motorola site and can't find anything that
>> says what it needs...9v, 10v 12v??? Hopefully this won't be a problem
>> and I hope that I will soon be give Arachne a test drive....
>> All the best...neil
> You could probably use any external power supply as long as it meets the
> same specs as the one recommended by the manufacturer of your modem for
> voltage, milliampere rating, and polarity. Take special care to check
> and see that the polarity is right.
>
Be aware, though, that some modem power supplies give AC, rather
than DC. Trying to use a DC supply in those cases may well lead
to difficulty, since some modems rely upon the AC input to work
charge-pump circuits that generate auxiliary supply rails.
Just a thought!
Ron.
-- Arachne V1.66, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
