* Crossposted from: NetComm Support Conference



G'day All!



NetComm SmartModems use a telephone cord with a piggy-back type plug on the

end which seems to perform exactly the same as a standard (MODE 1) double

adaptor except that it has, what appears to be, a capacitor between pins 2

and 6.





> AUSTEL PERMIT NO: A90/831/0179



[SOCKET end]                          



1  2  3  4  5  6

|  |        |  |

+--|--------|--|--- \

|  +--------|--|---  \ [to MODEM]

|  |        +--|---  /

|  |        |  +--- /

|  +---||---|--+

|  |        |  |

1  2  3  4  5  6



[PLUG end]





I called NetComm and they confirmed that it was, indeed, a capacitor and that

it was used to regulate power on the phone line but couldn't/wouldn't tell me

much more than that.



The capacitor is a black cylinder approx. 10mm long and 5mm in diameter with a

"thick" (1.5mm diameter) metal lead wire coming from each end. 
The following

lines of text run lengthwise around the capacitor:



[company LOGO - unknown to me]

1.5KE

200

CP

C314





Can anybody tell me what type of capacitor and what rating it is?



Also, how does it function - is it designed to hold the line at 50V or just

smooth out occasional dips?



Any help appreciated, thanx.





BFN

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