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- From: hm002b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (PRIMUS SUCKS!)
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- Subject: Re: Modem proximity to stereo speaker
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.215757.24519@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 21:57:57 GMT
- References: <1992Dec29.081551.2240@netcom.com> <1992Dec29.194407.10036@netcom.com>
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- In article <1992Dec29.194407.10036@netcom.com> wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke) writes:
- >Greg Andrews (gerg@netcom.com) wrote:
- >:
- >: Your problem with the modem being near the speaker wouldn't be radio
- >: interference. If anything, it would be electromagnetic fields.
- >:
- >: Most modems use a transformer as part of the isolation circuit (preventing
- >: voltage spikes from the phone line from frying things). Transformers use
- >: electromagnetic fields to pass signals through, so they can be sensitive
- >: to magnetic fields from outside sources.
- >:
- >: I've never experimented with a modem and a speaker, so I don't have any
- >: idea whether it could cause you a problem or not. I just wanted to mention
- >: the possibility that the speaker's magnet might be able to affect the phone
- >: line transformer in your modem.
- >:
- >: If your modem has a metal case that's grounded, then it's probably not
- >: going to be a problem.
- >
- >A metal case may help some, but not a lot with electromagnetic fields,
- >unless the metal is a special alloy with a high magnetic permeability,
- >like for example mu-metal. The best is to put some distance between the
- >speaker and the modem since strong magnetic fields dont reach far. A
- >grounded metal case will usually shield well against electrostatic
- >fields however.
- >
- >
- >
- >
- >--
- > _________________________________________________________________________
- > Wolfgang Henke Data lanes not car pool lanes wolfgang@netcom.com
-
- Shag, you may want to use a magnetically shielded speaker. Many
- manufacturers make them now.
-