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netcomm switch - wall mount issue
Hi all,
I have a 5 port netcomm switch, which works ok, except when wall mounted. When I wall mount it, as soon as I clip it onto the screws on the wall, the power light and all other lights go out (I remove it from the wall and it's fine again). Any ideas on why this happens ? Regards, Chris |
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On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 05:36:50 GMT, "Skeleton Man"
wrote: Hi all, I have a 5 port netcomm switch, which works ok, except when wall mounted. When I wall mount it, as soon as I clip it onto the screws on the wall, the power light and all other lights go out (I remove it from the wall and it's fine again). Any ideas on why this happens ? If it's the typical wall-mounting arrangement with slots in the back, odds are the screws are shorting out something inside. You should be able to look in the hole and see if this is the case. Otherwise perhaps the screws stick out too far and are flexing the circuit board. If the screws are shorting the PCB you could mount it a different way, use nylon mounting studs ("maybe" available at a good hardware store) - OR - open the switch, take up circuit board and put a very thin piece of plastic or cardboard behind it, to insulate from the screws. Then again it could be other things, like the power outlet being poorly designed and can't take the stress of the cord hanging out of it at certain orientations, but wiggling the cord around should reveal this. |
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"Skeleton Man"
wrote in : Hi all, I have a 5 port netcomm switch, which works ok, except when wall mounted. When I wall mount it, as soon as I clip it onto the screws on the wall, the power light and all other lights go out (I remove it from the wall and it's fine again). Any ideas on why this happens ? Regards, Chris You need to use the screws so they are just long enough to reach inside the casing, not so far you are pushing them against the circuit board. Use a pan head screw to reduce the size of the head rather than have a big dome of metal for the screw head sticking inside. Otherise, use self-stick velcro (you might have to remove any rubber feet to get the case close enough to the wall for the velcro pieces to mate). -- __________________________________________________ _______________ ******** Post replies to newsgroup - Share with others ******** Email: lh_811newsATyahooDOTcom and append "=NEWS=" to Subject. __________________________________________________ _______________ |
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