Hello David,

 > What does the page about your Speedtouch say? It looks as
 > though you've had a heating problem.

That particular badge (3EC18604MC) had a twofold design flaw. Firstly there
was indeed a heating problem. Secondly there were some electrolytic
condensors that were of bad quality and underrated.

I repaired mine by replacing the condensors and drilling holes in the
casing for better cooling.

 > A major ISP here is now providing those, my brother has one.

If they are not of that batch - batch number is on the sticker at the
bottom on the left - it is fine.

Cheers, Michiel

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