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Bugs that live in or around electircal equipment
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SmallCog:
A lot of the control equipment I have deployed only gets a visit once a year.

Lots of issues with critters getting in, bugs like the warmth and security, small lizards like the warmth and steady supply of bugs.

Some also suffer from mice (bastards chew the wires) or end up with snakes in them (don’t tend to actually damage much) but only if poorly sealed, and I’m slowly redoing these to make them better.

We use moth balls, surface spray insecticide, and mouse poison to try and keep the gear critter free
Rick Law:

--- Quote from: rsjsouza on October 24, 2023, 12:18:41 am ---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.
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I was watching some youtube clips on piano tuning and maintenance...  As it turn out, mouse living inside (acoustic ) piano is common.  I would have thought the noise would have driven them away.  They even live under the keyboard and mummified there.  It was removed by the tech in the clip.

SiliconWizard:
That should be good news once we start eating the bugs.
coppercone2:
jpanhalt:

--- Quote from: SmallCog on October 26, 2023, 10:43:44 am ---
We use moth balls, surface spray insecticide, and mouse poison to try and keep the gear critter free

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I live on a very small farm and mice are my biggest nuisance.  Moth balls are said to work, but in some environments, like where there are children  or other small animals that might eat them, they cannot be used.  Peppermint oil also seems to deter mice.  Mice are said to have relatively poor eyesight and use smell.    My "new" shop is in the barn, which has plenty of mice.  Peppermint oil seems to help.  I now add a little to the floor sweep I use in the shop.  That shop is still mouse free after over 4 months.  This Winter will be its biggest test.

As for wires, it is said that common automotive wire attracts them (peanut oil used in manufacture?).  They also went after the ABS system in my truck, which has plastic vacuum lines.  My farm implements are unscathed, except for a few mice nests.
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