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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
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Subject: Can autodialing "wear out" a modem?
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Date: Fri, 8-Jun-84 10:07:44 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  8 10:07:44 1984
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I have a Racal-Vadic 212PA modem which I'm very happy with after
a year of use. I'm curious about something: will repeated dialing
decrease the life expectancy of the modem? Sometimes the system I'm
calling is down, and I leave the modem dialing forever until it gets
a connection. I wander back to the terminal once in a while to check
how it's doing. Will this eventually wear out the modem? Does it make
a difference whether it's touch-tone dialing or pulse dialing (when
in pulse dials, it gives out audible clicks so you can hear how it's
doing)?

Dave Sherman