Wonder How Long An OBi Can Last

[ceg3]

My little OBi100 has been up for about two years and sits there, flashing occasionally, day after day, and I sometimes wonder what the life expectancy of this device might be.  Any comments?

[MurrayB]

If it has worked for two years and you keep it ventilated and dry, probably until you are ready to retire it.

[Lavarock7]

Although components can age or fail, there are two things which can prolong the life of a device such as this:

1) Surge protectors on external phone lines (POTS). I have to believe that Obi's have surge protection built in but protecting the external POTS line will keep any lightning surges from taking out the unit.

2) If you have a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) a constant source of power can work wonders to eliminate electronic problems

[carl]

Obi 100 seems to be very stable and resilient. IMO less so obi 202.