Hot modem - ntl 200

[Markly Darkly]

Hello

Yes, I know the weather is hot recently but I am sure my ntl 200 is hotter than it used to be. Very hot to touch both top and bottom and the wooden shelf it sat on is very slightly warped.

Do the ntl 200s get particularly hot or is getting hotter a sign that something is going wrong. Doesn't seem any problem with signal levels at moment and I'm getting 3.8 - 3.9 fairly consistently at the moment, so it is all working fine. It's just that I don't like bits of kit that spoil a shelf.

Thanks

[deathtrap3000]

Turn it off for a while and wait till its cooled down. Then turn it back on and see if it gets really hot again. Just inform ntl and ask for a replacement modem (like a ntl 250), tell them that its ruining your furniture.

Oh yeh make sure its not in direct sunlight

[kronas]

Oh yeh make sure its not in direct sunlight

also make sure it has room to breathe, is well ventilated and is not near any other electronics equipment...