On Jul 17, 3:22 pm, Bruce in alaska
btpost.net> wrote:> In article
news.verizon.net>,
> Tom Stiller yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
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>>> On Jul 16, 10:52 am, Fred Moore
gcfn.org> wrote:>
>>>> DJW
hotmail.com> wrote:>>>>> does it matter what watt the resisters are
>
>>>> Checking a PhoneNet box here, the resistors look like 1/4 watt.
>
>>>> --Fred
>
>>> my have a brwon - red - brown - gold bands that I think mean 2 watt
>>> and +-5%%?
>
>> It's just an impedance match; two watt way too large. Try 1/4 watt or
>> smaller.
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> I have a bunch that use 1/8 watt resistors. If your run is under 100
> feet, you really don't need to terminate LocalTalk lines at all.
> I still have some 3000 Ft LocalTalk runs around here, and they do need
> termination, but for things that are close, it really doesn't matter.
> Some LocalTalk Adapters are Self-Terminating as well.
>
> --
> Bruce in alaska
> add
after to replyI am using them on a local talk network with a Blue & white G-3 so I
need the Asante talk Box to get with the older network type that the
printer and older Macs are on. Asante says I need to terminate at both
ends I never tried it with out them. What might I find if I try them
and they really needed them? Data transfer errors? Might it have
intermittent problems? Or not even work at all? Does Asante know for
sure that I need them or just want a user to use them so they don't
get a ton or tech questions?
