cs122aw@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Alfter) (02/19/90)
I've been using an AE DataLink 2400 for about a month and a half now, and it's
worked flawlessly--until today. When my roommate picked up the phone while I
was on the modem, I got garbage on the screen--a sign that the modem didn't cut
off the phone as it normally does. (Normally, while the modem has a carrier
and is working, the phone that's connected to the "phone" jack gets
disconnected to keep this from happening.)
First, has anyone else had this problem, and what's usually wrong that causes
this? Or am I just imagining things and something was wrong with the modem
that worked itself out? Naah--now I have to watch out, or my roommates will
pick up the phone and junk the display or screw up a file transfer. I'd
appreciate any answers by E-mail.
Scott Alfter-------------------------------------------------------------------
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I figured out the problem. Yesterday, I took my IIe apart almost completely to
install a cooling fan. When I put it back together, I reassembled the modem's
jack box incorrectly, and a couple of wires were probably pinched. (The wide
nut that holds the box to the backplane pinched the ribbon cable between the
nut and the backplane.) By bending the ribbon out of the way, I solved the
problem. The phone once again is disconnected when the modem is online--a very
nice feature that apparently isn't implemented in most modems. Hats off to AE
for putting it in the DataLink 2400! BTW, if you're looking for a fan to cool
your IIe, the Kensington System Saver is, IMHO, a bit tacky in appearance, with
a big box hanging off the side of your computer. I picked up a 3" fan at Radio
Shack yesterday, along with some inline tap connectors. The fan runs off the
+12V supply (takes 190 mA from the 1.5 A available from the stock supply), so
you can just tap the power supply's wires that connect it to the IIe
motherboard. I put the fan under the keyboard and covered the excess vent
space with weatherstrip that you can get at K Mart. Works like a charm.
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BTW, why not a System Saver? I already had a surge-suppressor power strip!