[ARC5] "I Hates Meeces Tuh Pieces!..."

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 24 Mar 2016 at 18:49, J Mcvey via ARC5 wrote:
 
> The weirdest mouse electrocution I ever saw was in an antique VT electronic
> organ.This particular design ran all of the Ac and DC voltage requirements on
> bare bussbars horizontally across the back. The mouse was stuck  perfectly
> vertical to the rails like a third rail electric train electrocution. he popped
> off pretty easy, though...;)

In my case, it was a small squirrel or chip-munk. It had gotten into the main 
cage of our mountain-top 25KW TV transmitter, had crawled directly under 
the single insulated lead from the center-tap of the HV transformer which 
was about 2" from the bottom of the cage, and had received a good jolt 
through its skull, killing it instantly.

We experienced several intermittant shut-downs of the transmitter at odd 
times over the next several weeks, and couldn't figure out what was 
happening.

We finally discovered the decomposing corpse which was swelling up as it 
decomposed, shorting out the lead, blowing the main breaker, the shot of HV 
would open up the corpse so that it leaked all the gas, then it would do it 
again in a few days.

Since the cage had a 25 HP blower in it blowing all the heat, and the stink, 
out side, we never suspected it until we just happened to find it after finally 
doing a very diligent search inside the HV cage.

Ken W7EKB