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Bugs that live in or around electircal equipment
jonpaul:
VERY FIRST computer/electronic bug: September 9, 1947, the Mark II computer Harvard University “First actual case of bug found.”
https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/innovation/when-computer-bugs-where-real-insects/
Bravo to Grace Hopper!
Jon
xrunner:
A local ham brought over a transceiver for me to check out. It was full of live cockroaches which I found after it was on my bench for several hours and I took off the covers. So I bug-bombed it before allowing inside again. It was filthy with nicotine - basically trash as far as I was concerned.
But it was being actively used for ham radio in a house. Don't even think about the living conditions. :palm:
So the point is he didn't think it was dirty why would anyone else? :wtf:
Pic attached of it being bug-bombed.
bd139:
I saw this thread and was hoping that you would post that image :-DD
PwrElectronics:
1992 in a early job I was working at a small company that did VFD and other motor controller repairs.
We'd get in these centrifuge controllers that came from a honey processing plant. I never understood how stuff got inside these as they were a diecast enclosure with a gasket and no openings. The wiring was through liquid tight conduit.
They often had honey inside and dead bee parts. The techs for sure didn't like working on them!!
In my own house, there is a primitive cellar where the electrical circuit panel is. It would have been used as a root cellar and canning jar storage in 1918 when built. I've had occasion to work in the panel and there are always dead centipedes littering the bottom of the box.
rsjsouza:
Late 1980s my parents bought me an electronic organ (brand new). The thing was in storage for what was probably a very long time, since it was infested with nests or roaches and bugs. Mind you, this is about the size of a large desk, thus it had plenty of room for several colonies.
My dad sprayed its insides, intensely bug bombed the entire house and locked the door behind him - we were leaving for a three week vacation.
Upon return, the carnage was not pleasant but at least they were all dead.
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