Rats And Electronics Don't Mix Well.

[@hullinstruments]

I ended up taking some capsaicin pepper and some weekend pepper spray and mixing it with 99% isopropyl alcohol. And then wiping it all over the wires in my dad's old barn. Nothing ever touch those wires again but obviously it's not the solution which makes the most sense

[@jasoncunninghambluejmc]

Always love seeing your videos!👌

[@hullinstruments]

I had a bunch of flat flex cables... You know the big old kind that had a ton of copper in them... Some of them 6in wide out of industrial equipment. I had them stored temporarily on the bottom level of an older shop and when I came back they had eaten and destroyed dozens of feet. There was just a bit of the connector left and they chewed on the damn plastic of that as well. I don't know what the hell they're doing with Miles and Miles of copper but I'm guessing making nests and things. Funny thing though actually had some really expensive test leads and irreplaceable probes in a box just next to them and they wouldn't touch them. I guess because of the silicone and higher carbon content in the black leads. I breed the side relief because I had some irreplaceable high-end metrology probes in there

[@hullinstruments]

Chipmunks, little groundhogs and things... Lots of things seem to chew on that stuff. I think it all comes down to what the insulation is made out of but they'll take the copper and all if they can

[@GrantsPassTVRepair]

Some people have told me rats destroyed much of the wiring in cars they had stored.

[@bricknboxer]

@@hullinstruments I'm a retired telco technician. I've see tons of chewed up vinyl wire insulation over the years. Keeping rodents out of enclosures and pedestals was an endless job. We were told vegetable oil was one of the ingredients in vinyl wire insulation and that's why mice / rats eat it. We used to have places where squirrels would eat aluminum lids and covers up on poles. They left it alone when we provided salt licks.

[@hullinstruments]

@@bricknboxer that's wild. Iv seen all kinds of materials....both composites and metals.... destroyed by rodents. Had trail cameras that were basically devoured over a short time. What you said about salk licks....that makes a lot of sense and is a great idea!

[@moonfther]

Ewwww, I hate rats! seen a lot of under house damage from those pesky critters.

[@grimreboot]

Thank you for the upload! :)

[@zacharysernas]

Where can I find your shop? I see you repair VCRs and I’d love to send one in to see if you can fix it I’ve tried but it still eats tapes

[@GrantsPassTVRepair]

Did you clean out your mode switch and recoat it with dielectric grease?

[@Teslatronixlab]

Interesting, I've had rats chew up thr wiring on my classic car , it's a mess

[@GrantsPassTVRepair]

What a nuisance. I've heard others tell the same story of their cars wiring being eaten up by rats.