[Gllug] reduce modem volume?

[Stephen Harker]

Dylan wrote:
> 
> If someone suggested putting an unterminated jack plug in the socket (i.e. 
> with no speaker or headphone attached) in order to open the speaker switch 
> then it's brilliantly illadvised. Unterminated audio circuits lead to 
> amplifier degradation over time, and the cheaper the amp chip/circuit the 
> quicker it happens! As a temporary bodge it's OK, but not a permanent fix.

Ermmm. That's not really true. A transistor driving nothing just flaps 
in the breeze. And if the output stage of the modem speaker blew, it 
would solve your problem nicely as it certainly wouldn't be making any 
more noise :-). It's much more likely to blow if you shorted it's output.
Steve


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