FYI, semiconductor devices don't have any built-in "wear" mechanism, BUT their probability of failure increases as the 5th power of the delta T above a nominal operating range. I don't recall specific numbers, just the very steep curve that encourages proper cooling. Some protocol enhancements for streaming video in newer /g and /n routers are likely a reason for me to "upgrade" an older router that "ain't broke". The Amazon Fire installation notes indicate this might be an issue in my case if I buy one. Chuck _____ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Coleman Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:07 PM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Do wireless routers wear out? Eventually, yes, usually due to outside influences rather than old age but. hard drives fail more due to old age than outside influences. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20140510/c5440fe6/attachment-0001.html>