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JonnyCam

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#84743 7-Jun-2011 15:48
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I use Xnet fusion at home, and hardly ever use the landline.
The other night, I got a call on it, and when I answered there was some weird squealing on the line.
When I went down to the room where the Linksys modem is, it was making the same sound.

If I power down the router and then power it back up , the sound is gone, until I try and use the landline, then it's back (and on the phone line too) until I power it off again.

Would this be a screwed internal part of the modem / router?
Internet is still going fine.

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RunningMan
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  #478606 7-Jun-2011 16:22
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If the AG310 is a few years old, it may be a failing power supply. These are external units, and seem to be one of the most common failure points.

See if you can try a new one - doesn't need to be Linksys, so long as the voltage and polarity are the same, and the current rating is at least as high.



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  #478618 7-Jun-2011 16:49
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Thanks.

The noise is defiently coming from the router itself (roughly in the middle of the box, bottom side)

I'll give the new psu a go.




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  #479079 8-Jun-2011 19:28
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New PSU fixed it.

I measured the old one, and it was outputting the right voltage, but 3.4 amps rather than the 1.25 on the label.




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  #479229 9-Jun-2011 10:42
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Glad to hear it!

How were you measuring the current? The router should only draw as much as it needs, and I wouldn't think it would get anywhere near 3.4A

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  #480779 13-Jun-2011 22:09
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I just used a multimeter. The Linksys supply didn't actually list the Amps but was 12v / 15W.


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  #480788 13-Jun-2011 22:36
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JonnyCam: I just used a multimeter. The Linksys supply didn't actually list the Amps but was 12v / 15W.


Do you mean you just connected the multimeter to the two terminals of the power supply and measured the current? That effectively short circuits the power supply, and won't tell you anything useful.

You need to connect the multimeter in series with the AG310 to measure the current, and in parallel to measure the voltage. It's quite difficult to do with the standard connectors, and probably not worth the hassle.

Also, for a DC power supply you can calculate the max current by just dividing the power over the voltage. At 12V/15W, max current should be 1.25A.

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  #481248 14-Jun-2011 23:14
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Yeah, I calculated the amps at 1.25 like you say, but never really thought of the short circuit across when measuring current.

Not that I really needed to know what was wrong with the power suppy - it wouldn't help me, dc supplies are cheap and have heaps laying around.

Was just more interested as to why all of the other parts of the router were working, but not the phone because of the power supply.

 
 
 

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  #481543 15-Jun-2011 17:31
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JonnyCam: Was just more interested as to why all of the other parts of the router were working, but not the phone because of the power supply.


Most likely because that loads up the power supply the most, as it is having to also supply sufficent power to make the phone itself go.

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