On Mon, 2012-05-07 at 15:45 +1200, yuri wrote: > On 7 May 2012 13:45, Roy Britten wrote: > > I'll ask the obvious question: have you tried blowing some canned air > > through the ventilation ports to clear out dust? > > I am a Telco technician who fixes adsl faults. > I often come across failing modems that are hot to the touch - all brands. > A lot has to do with placement. > I won't lecture you passive cooling, just pointing you in the right direction. > It may be that you've already placed it in the best position for > cooling, in which case it may just be a manufacturing defect. > > I have my modem mounted on the wall (out of direct sunlight) using the > bracket that came in the box. It hasn't overheated yet in over a year. > > Yuri > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Hi Yuri, and this modem is badly placed. It is a friends, and is in direct sunlight for most of the day. I shall suggest to them that they make changes, after it has had a blow out with air. Thanks for you input. Regards Chris _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
