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

[Michael Clarson]

David: Sometimes the equipment gets even. Back in the 1970s, I was a
Motorola field tech. There was a table top base station based on the MOTRAC
series of radios which had a small opening in the back where a mouse could
get in. When he tries, he slides under the chassis and squeezes under a
terminal strip where the AC cord terminates. Soon, his back contacts hot
and neutral, and the mouse is history. The fuse does blow. When I put the
unit on its side, there are two paws sticking out of a vent slot. I've seen
this at least 4 times. --Mike, WV2ZOW

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 12:52 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> While waiting to complete a deal for a TCS-12 dynamotor
> supply, I've been doing some preliminary work on a
> Halli-Scratchers rig.  Of course, mice had nested
> in the thing and did what mice do, including
> chew-up a wafer switch.
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/mousemeal1.jpg
> (the black is rust-converting primer paint).
>
> Luckily, the little demon chewed it in a "fixable" place.
> I got my trusty "Shoe Goo" glue (I think you could patch
> a torpedo hole in a battleship with this stuff), put some
> glue on each of the pieces, engaged the contact and supported the piece
> overnight.  Next day, I put on a couple of more layers to give it
> strength.  Working fine now.
> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/mousemeal2.jpg
>
> 73 Dave AB5S
>
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