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Re: (ASCEND) MAX 4000 + 56K modem cards = fire



On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, Jason Nealis wrote:

> 
> 
>  Ascend has taken steps to improve the cooling through a box, The older
> MAX's have only 2 outake fans, (Which are the old sleave bearing fans)
> they redesigned the box in the latter part of last year and tossed in an
> additional third outake fan, (also are now using ball bearing type fans
> now). Also they inverted the power-supply. To stop heat from escaping the
> box and getting sucked back in by the intake fan. 

Do the NEW maxes get this hot? Livingston has 1 small fan in the pm 3 and
there has even been suggestions that it is not necessary.

> A MAX 4xxx w/ K56 Cards will run considerbly cooler than a box w/ V.34
> cards.

How much is considerable? Is it no longer a fire hazard?

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