[ale] large file downloads & Comcast

[Dow_Hurst]

How resistant is cable lines to water invasion?  Lot's of hairspray, cleaning agents, chlorine bleach, and aerosolized particulates can damage an A/C evaporator coil thru dust and condensation tranfer then a chemical corrosion process.  This is a big quiet deal ongoing in the A/C industry right now about how to prevent this.  I don't know how many people on the list have had to replace an evaporator due to pin holes that developed causing leaks but I had to.  Was told that it would happen every 5 years or so.  Didn't believe it at first but found out that the new regs on not allowing leaks are causing many people to have to replace equipment that would have been overlooked previously.  Water invasion via condensation or just sitting in run off might adversely affect signals.  Damp areas with acidic or strongly basic dust floating around might cause corrosion on critical surfaces.  Just freethinking here for reasons equipment connections could deteriorate.  I know that after a heavy rain many people with have static and other problems with phone lines.
Dow


-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Hubbs <hbbs at comcast.net>
>Sent: Oct 7, 2006 12:31 AM
>To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>Subject: Re: [ale] large file downloads & Comcast
>
>Some months back, our Comcast service deteriorated until we were getting
>2-3 drops a day and it took forever to restore sync.  I finally called
>them out here and they checked our level, which was adequate, and they
>took some length off the cable to the modem and redid some of my
>connectors (the younger of the two guys made a smartass remark about the
>connector job and I looked at him and said "None taken").  Things have
>been working pretty well since, but the fact of the matter is that there
>was a deterioration which is bound to get so bad that even the slight
>improvements they made are no help.  My analog CATV service looks like
>crap on many channels, and in the past few months I've noticed that
>Comcast seems to have pixellation or pixellate-and-freeze-up problem on
>a regular basis.
>
>Jim Popovitch wrote:
>> On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 22:07 -0400, Bob Toxen wrote:
>>   
>>> Since you don't live near me, you're probably running over different
>>> equipment than mine.  Note that my problem stopped for a year or two
>>> and then resumed.  MY hardware didn't change.
>>>     
>>
>> I do live near you, at least I thought I did.  You still right down the
>> road in Decatur, right?  I'm over in Va-Highlands. 
>>
>> Lots of things happen without hardware changing.  Things get old and
>> less reliable, not-100%-destructive power spikes happen, corrosion
>> builds on coax connectors, etc., etc.   I'm not doubting that you had a
>> problem.  I do doubt that everybody near you, including yourself, had a
>> problem that still exists and that comcast can't resolve. 
>>
>> -Jim P.
>>
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