did you tried to plug both things in another power plug each? maybe its some power spike transferred thru power cables and not thru air
Yes, i have plugged then fan and the PSU in the same plug, thus what you suggested sounds logical. An electrical negative spike instead of an E/M pulse. So, i decided to experiment a little with it:
a) Kept the fan at its original place (near the desctop) but plug it in a different plug: (which is located in the same room though. i don't now how much it matters) No results. The HD hangs after a few switch clicks. :-(
b) Re-plug the fan where it was but move it about 2 meters away from the Amiga. No results either. :-(
Atm, it seems like an E/M thing, IMHO, but to be sure i will plug an extension cable, move the fan to another room and fire it up from there. That should exclude it or confirm it...
As for the interference from motorbikes, that's usually down to the metal supressor casing being removed from the sparkplug caps (to reduce electrical shorts in wet weather)
Yep.
although I'd have thought that this type of interference would only affect aerial/satellite based reception/transmission. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can shed more light on that issue.
Well, i can't exclude a coincidence but i think it affects my connection. The modem either disconnects or lowers the connection speed.
It could just be that you've got some dodgy cable shielding.
Although the HD problem is what bugs me right now, how can i tell if the phone cable is shielded in the first place? It looks like a very simple one.
