On Thursday, August 08, 2002 1:31 AM, Oliver Roberts
[SMTP:oliver@...] wrote:

> > Checked out the Solo with a different PC & a different line. Got
> > the
> > 48,000 I'm used to. This points to the line as you suggest. Not
> >
>
> Not necessarily - it only prooves that the Solo is fine. Something
> else is at fault. Craigs suggestion about earths is more than
> plausible - when I first got my Solo, I could only connect at 24000
> or
> 26400. To cut a long story short, the reason turned out to be my
> tower's PSU unit, which had a "noisy" earth. The Solo is a little
> picky in that respect.

Checked out power leads (see reply post to Craig). Any suggestions
on how I can check the PSU. I have a multimeter.

> Try dialling 17070 on a handset (presuming you are with BT) and
> choose
> the quiet line test (option #2, IIRC). Listen to see if there is
> any
> background noise (maybe a humming sound). If possible, while
> listening,
> try playing about with the connections on the back of the Solo -
> try
> disconnecting it from the phone line first. Listen to see if there
> is
> an obvious difference - if there is, then it's almost definitely an
> earth problem.

You do remember correctly :-)) 17070 option 2 is the "Quiet Line"
test. Tried this & there was no appreciative hum & this did not
change as I disconnected the Solo & fiddled with connections whilst
still in place.

> It could still be some prob with the line, but the earth problem is
> worth checking first I guess. If the above doesn't help, then try
> removing as much stuff that may physically be connected to the
> earth
> connections on your system, in order to try to isolate the piece of
> kit that is causing the fault, as Craig suggested.

By "stuff" do you mean internal cards or just peripherals? I've
currently got the PC, monitor, printer & the Solo connected via a
four gang extension.

Tried the Solo plugged into a dedicated 13 amp socket - no
improvement.

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Peter Langley
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