et1212
join:2005-10-23
Mableton, GA | reply to Airwolf7
Re: Is your DSL connection interrupted by Lightening?
I have a small Westell 6100.
How can I tell if the problem is related to house wiring? |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
| How can I tell if the problem is related to house wiring? When I was seeing lightning problems related to house wiring, I was also losing sync too often when there was no lightning.
Sorry for confusing you about that.
If you hold solid sync when there are no thunderstorms around, then the problem is not likely to be house wiring. If the problem occurs even when the thunderstorm is distant (not overhead), then this is unlikely to be related to house wiring.
From your description, I suspect that part of the line connecting you to the CO is aerial, and is acting as an antenna and picking up the noise from the thunderstorm. When the amount of noise reaches a level comparable to the dsl signal, you lose sync.
Okay, that's only guesswork, based on what I have seen with other reports of similar problems. If I am right, there probably isn't much you can do about it.
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Splitpair
Premium
join:2000-07-29
Cow Towne
 ·T-Mobile US
·T-Mobile US
·AT&T Southeast
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April 7th, @08:43PM
| said by nwrickert  :From your description, I suspect that part of the line connecting you to the CO is aerial, and is acting as an antenna and picking up the noise from the thunderstorm. Na most of the effect that an indirect lightning hit has on Telco cables is inductive which affect aerial as well as buried cables.
Wayne
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Yeah, there's a storm on the loose, sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence, all circuits are dead
Cannot decode - my whole life spins into a frenzy
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et1212
join:2005-10-23
Mableton, GA
·AT&T Southeast
 ·Charter Pipeline
| said by Splitpair :said by nwrickert :From your description, I suspect that part of the line connecting you to the CO is aerial, and is acting as an antenna and picking up the noise from the thunderstorm. Na most of the effect that an indirect lightning hit has on Telco cables is inductive which affect aerial as well as buried cables. The problem comes in where the bonding of the cable opens (most commonly at splices) rendering the sheath ineffective in it’s ability to isolate the pairs within from the effects of inductance. FWIW those are the same bonding problems that cause the loss of synch in the evenings troubles only instead of lightning being the cause its power influence from the increased load on the single phase electrical distribution commonly used in residential areas. PI is something that I have been preaching about for years and is now finally being discovered by the masses in the OSP world. Wayne I am not 100 sure I understand it. But I assume, if you are right, there is noting I can do, correct?
Neil0311 had not such problem with Wetell6100 (he is not too far away from me), so I am a little confused. |
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