At an army radar tracking installation, we invited in a stray cat because mice were continually eating through cables, nesting in tape drive bays, zapping themselves, and of course causing (smelly!) problems for us afterward. The cat must have been well fed with the mice because it never contributed to the chewed cables. :-)
73, Mike ab3ap On 04/12/2012 04:56 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > In commercial installations where much of the equipment is racked we'd > occasionally find a dead cat or rat hanging on a cable or on the floor > underneath. They either chewed or they climbed a cable and their claws > penetrated the insulation of a wire carrying mains voltage or HV from some > other source. > > Of course puppies love to chew on anything chewy. Cable carrying voltage can > be very dangerous for curious pets. > > 73, > > Ron AC7AC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
