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Bugs in the machine.

Would a bit of napthalene mothball keep spiders and other small creepy crawlers out of the warmth of an always-on, so warm, bit of kit, or any better ideas to keep bugs out of there. Bose AWRC3G CD radio clock, started non playing of the odd CD then all CDs failed to play. Cleaning the lens, no difference, "Disc" in display, the same as with no disc in there. The whole unit was so full of fine spider web/cocoon silk? that you could not see the components of the PA/PS area. Odd bits of insect stuff around the optical unit. Removed the laser and lens unit from the sledgeway and air dusted under the lens area. Blew out the PA/PS area with 1kW blower. Now playing all CDs thrown at it, cured? I've twice previously come across bug cocoon/web actually inside the space under the lens of CD units ,in the laser firing line, as the fault cause.

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N_Cook
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The vapours from that may condense on the lens...so it probably isn't a good idea.

I had a similar problem with cockroaches getting into our printers - make quite a mess! I ended up just putting sticky roach traps all around the machines until the landlord got the bug problem under control. Haven't seen a roach in years though.

John :-#)#

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John Robertson

Napthalene smells like shit and is a poor insecticide. It's used in closed spaces where the concentration of the vapors builds up.

I'd spray some permethrin-based insecticide in the vicinity, and maybe even inside the unit.

The stuff is available in the form of bug spray which contains only around 0.25% of the stuff. It leaves no visible trace and the sprayed areas stay effective for weeks to months.

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Kaz Kylheku

I see DEET affects plastics and lemon eucalyptus oil as well as DEET has only short term efficafacy. So something lasting years looks unlikely. Perhaps advise the owner to squirt permethrin aerosol in the vent slots in a marked safe placeevery couple of months .

Reply to
N_Cook

And, both acute and chronic exposure to it can do Bad Things to the body.

Spraying the inside of the case might be sufficient.

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Dave Platt

right live on Florida. Roaches slitherd into the speaker grilles on a Dell 1705E 2006. I imagined the unti was sealed of from insect excursions but not.

However was advised all the circuitry is sprayed with a waterproof clear polymer. I see connectors not qualifying for sealed but prob not available for an outhouse or sewage flow.

Best....place the unit inside a sealed box at night, when your not using it. Rig a thru wall ac line sealed with silicone.

The roaches I experienced didnah care if I was at the keyboard or not.

Home Depot has an insecticide row.

My truck had underseat pillbugs or sowbugs or kin. HD has a container of white plastic insecticide structures. One placed under mat between seats killed the bugs where 2 other tries from Wal did not. No odor or gas release form under the mat.

Insecticides contained in a designed structure lasts longer than the spray insecticide. Controlled emission.

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avagadro7

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