Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdchema.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!floyd!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdchema!bam From: bam@sdchema.UUCP Newsgroups: net.dcom Subject: Wearing out modems - auto-dialing. Message-ID: <177@sdchema.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Jun-84 10:27:27 EDT Article-I.D.: sdchema.177 Posted: Thu Jun 14 10:27:27 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 02:03:24 EDT Organization: UC San Diego Chemistry Dept. Lines: 16 You're not likely to wear the modem out by auto-dialing with Touchtone. That's just normal wear and tear. Dialing with pulse especially with some of Vadic's earlier modems (like the 3451PA) is usually done by toggling the off hook relay. Later modems such as the Vadic 212a uses a reed relay with a longer life. That relay is the weakest point in the modem and is the usual place of failure. If you can, use Touch Tone. Bret Marquis (sdcsvax, ihnp4) bang!bam -- Bang World Communication Center - San Diego.