Would putting my cable modem on top of my subwoofer cause damage?

[MaxDSP]

Granted, its only a 20W subwoofer (part of a Labtec Pulse-424), but its got enough ass shaking bass to knock things off my desk. Would it cause damage, either by the vibrations or the magnet in the sub?

 

[fatbaby]

Well do you have to? I'd put it somewhere else unless I absolutelly had to put it there. And it probably won't do much damage either.

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
Well do you have to? I'd put it somewhere else unless I absolutelly had to put it there. And it probably won't do much damage either.

desktop real estate is at a premium these days. Cant put it on top of the PC because the top is curved and itll fall off constantly.

 

[dighn]

the vibration couldn't be good for the electronics
as for the magnetic field i dunno.. maybe there are inductors in there that could be messed up though unlikely. i wouldn't do it though.

I just put mine (adsl modem, close enough) on the floor ontop of a book and a flat stand i took off some audio equipment i found on the streets (dumped)

 

[SSP]

My cable modem specifically states not to put it close to monitors or unshielded speakers, among other things.

 

[fatbaby]

Well put the subwoofer on your lap and put the modem where your subwoofer would be. Sinec the subwoofer has a little 2 inch "mouth" that "blows", placing it on your lap may benefit the creative geek =D

 

[Lithium381]

i woudn't be worried about the shaking, just pad it a bit, but the magnet while it IS only 20w, may cause undesired effects

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: Lithium381
i woudn't be worried about the shaking, just pad it a bit, but the magnet while it IS only 20w, may cause undesired effects

hows a DSL modem for padding?

The not-in-use DSL modem is on the sub now, and I put the cable modem on top of the dsl modem sideways. Ill probably have to build a small shelf on the side of the desk one of these days

 

[iwearnosox]

You can put it on there if it's shielded. I have my dsl modem on mine, and it's super sensitive in other places..

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
Well put the subwoofer on your lap and put the modem where your subwoofer would be. Sinec the subwoofer has a little 2 inch "mouth" that "blows", placing it on your lap may benefit the creative geek =D

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