Bugs found in Australian gate sensor - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2017, 07:28:23 pm
content: https://youtu.be/jrTBcJKEAiI?t=119

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2017, 09:18:41 pm
content: Thats a crazy number of ants, wonder what attracted them to the box.I didn't get a good photo, but attached is a picture where a few dead ants were on the board and their jaws were locked onto components.. Why it was biting a diode I'm not sure.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2017, 09:29:08 pm
content: When Mummy ant said "Get into electronics and get a career out of the mud" - some of the young-lings took it literally..

author: donmr
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 10, 2017, 09:33:45 pm
content: I used to get that in some remote controlled outlets (X10). Its protected and slightly warm inside. I think they got in through the hole for the ground pin (US 110V socket).It was fine until one got between the relays contacts.I had to open them up and clean them out about once a year.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 12:11:27 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 10, 2017, 09:18:41 pmThere are many experiences techs have encountered - and endured - because of insects ... especially outdoors.This is often a typical reason:Quote from: donmr on April 10, 2017, 09:33:45 pm

author: Ian.M
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 01:12:39 am
content: https://www.gore.com/resources/faq-for-gore-protective-ventsA sealed gasketed case, and glands on cables is your best defence against insects. Its more difficult if you need good ventilation as fine-mesh screens will become clogged with dust unless cleaned regularly.

author: moz
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 11, 2017, 02:38:55 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on April 10, 2017, 09:18:41 pmLike it said in the description, major rainfall. Ants were looking for somewhere above the waterline to keep their kids warm and dry. They found it...TBH I wasn't that impressed, it just seemed like some ants to me. We get much the same round our place i the first decent rain of the autumn, but less dramatic because we're used to it and it happens every year. Seems that the ants like to expand during the dry months but the ant building regulations don't cover flooding, so every winter their homes flood and they all panic. Stupid ants.

author: Rerouter
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2017, 10:01:45 am
content: to any people hoping to become an auto electrician, or deal with bus electronics, make sure your devices are sealed, very well sealed.The sheer volume of cockroaches and crickets that will find there way inside your warm products will astound you,First batch comes in, lays some eggs, and the larva cook on the board while pooping everywhere,Second batch comes in to eat the dead larva, lays eggs, etctech comes by when a unit has gone offline 6 months later and there is practically no free space inside the device, and you have to pry the casing open as its glued by bug waste. half of it may still be moving depending on where in the cycle you arrived.equally just because a controller was posted from another country doesn't mean its not occupied (seriously WTH customs), the lady booking it in got quite the suprise when she opened the box.

author: b_force
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2017, 10:19:46 am
content: bwaaaah,One of the things I never could get used in Australia, the ugly creepy crawlers.Especially the spiders (red backs)Even geo caching is risking your life.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 12, 2017, 10:54:03 am
content: Redbacks are OK. Just don't piss them off and you will be fine.The Sydney Funnel Web is one to not mess with, though. You can handle them safelyif you know how- but the biggest problem is discovering them by surprise.Australia is a great place.

author: Jeroen3
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2017, 11:04:33 am
content: Quote from: b_force on April 12, 2017, 10:19:46 amYes, but we're playing life with terrain on Easy.

author: LaserSteve
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2017, 02:13:13 pm
content: I've heard of rain fade, but this is just a nutty level of attenuation:Steve

author: moz
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2017, 10:01:06 pm
content: Quote from: Jeroen3 on April 12, 2017, 11:04:33 amDon't you be slagging offMount Minnie, y'hear! Just because *your* mountains poke up from the surrounding landscape is no reason to be all dismissive of other mountains.