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  • madmac
    Moderator Emeritus
    • Aug 2010
    • 3122
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    Bugs in audio gear!!??

    Hey all, I've been seeing little bugs and spiders around the house this summer and I'm wondering what would happen if one would find it's way into my audio gear......specifically my amp?. I've seen ants and some little spiders around it!!. Has anybody had anything like that happen to them and what was the outcome??.
    Dan Madden :T
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    • mjb
      Super Senior Member
      • Mar 2005
      • 1483
      #2
      I once had a power amp that went bang. I opened it up, and there was a fried gecko inside! Luckily he only blew a fuse (and himself) up.
      - Mike

      Main System:
      B&W 802D, HTM2D, SCMS
      Classé SSP-800, CA-2200, CA-5100
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        • madmac
          Moderator Emeritus
          • Aug 2010
          • 3122
          #3
          Originally posted by mjb
          I once had a power amp that went bang. I opened it up, and there was a fried gecko inside! Luckily he only blew a fuse (and himself) up.
          :rofl: Hehehe!! Yep, that's what I'm thinking could happen if they go into the wrong spot.....POOFFF!!! 8O
          Dan Madden :T
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            • Glen B
              Super Senior Member
              • Jul 2004
              • 1106
              #4
              Your best bet is to try keeping the bugs away from the start. Following is a link to natural spider repellents. Putting down ant bait may also help.

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              http://www.squidoo.com/natural-spider-repellents


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                • Alaric
                  Ultra Senior Member
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 4143
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                  I've seen air conditioners (central air units) ruined by ants. Enough of them can bridge a hot to ground and BANG-the compressor is shot. Or worse , short one of the big 250 DCV , 500,000 microfarad and up capacitors that start the compressor. Bridge the + to the - while it's running and you get one helluva noise. And shrapnel. I would imagine audio caps are no more immune to such six-legged shenanigans. 8O
                  Lee

                  Marantz PM7200-RIP
                  Marantz PM-KI Pearl
                  Schiit Modi 3
                  Marantz CD5005
                  Paradigm Studio 60 v.3
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                    • madmac
                      Moderator Emeritus
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 3122
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Glen B
                      Your best bet is to try keeping the bugs away from the start. Following is a link to natural spider repellents. Putting down ant bait may also help.

                      http://www.squidoo.com/natural-spider-repellents
                      Ok Glen....you are the OFFICIAL HTGuide's bugs in audio gear authority!! :T
                      Dan Madden :T
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                        • audioqueso
                          Super Senior Member
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 1930
                          #7
                          Originally posted by mjb
                          I once had a power amp that went bang. I opened it up, and there was a fried gecko inside! Luckily he only blew a fuse (and himself) up.
                          LOL... where you in Florida? I had the same thing happen to me with my amp back then. However, he wasn't dead. The gecko ran away once I opened up the amp.
                          B&W 804S/Velodyne SPL-1000R/Anthem MRX720
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                            • mjb
                              Super Senior Member
                              • Mar 2005
                              • 1483
                              #8
                              Originally posted by audioqueso
                              LOL... where you in Florida?
                              Nope, a bit further south in Belize... in fact it wasn't really the bugs you needed to worry about, but the humidity. Most electronic equipment gave up after 6-12 months. My SLR camera grew a mold INSIDE the lens, it looked like a petri-dish experiment. Certainly not the environment for some expensive B&W cones, thats for sure. Those times are behind me now though :T
                              - Mike

                              Main System:
                              B&W 802D, HTM2D, SCMS
                              Classé SSP-800, CA-2200, CA-5100
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