Hi LAIRD,
LAIRD KELLY wrote in a message to DAVID HAYS:
 LK> I don't know whether the SupraFaxModem 28.8 has a solid-state relay
 LK> or a reed relay but it sounds like it is failing due to excessive
 LK> line current (reed relays are prone to "stick" when the reeds
 LK> become magnetised due to excessive current and semi-conductor
 LK> junctions "breakdown" (and may eventually melt causing a
 LK> short-circuit) if subjected to excessive current)
Sounds good.  But then I didn't understand half of what you wrote. 
Regards,
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