Hammer said: "For reasons I do not know (I guess it's simply fatigue of the line relay), internal modems - which are always on current - die sooner. I had numbers of internal modems that ended after less than a year with electrical faults. While all of the external ones (even the very old ones) still work Ok." Heimo: Are you using a UPS (genuine battery with power filters and micro-second switching) between your 220V/110V wall socket and your computers? Our experience is when we put a real UPS onto the power side, the life of the computers & component parts is extended. The three public utility company's (electricity suppliers) I have worked with have a UPS installed on EVERY shore-powered PC and larger computer. I decided "if it is good enough for the guys who make electricity, then I should use 'em and sell 'em with EVERYONE of our installations." John O To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
