14 May
2012
14 May
'12
12:56 p.m.
All that pink stuff is fiberglass insulation. Mice got
into the power
supply, and made it a nest and toilet. Everything is soiled, and lots of
exposed metal is corroded.
Ouch. I am told you can catch some nasty things from the evidence of mice...
I'm feeling kind of low about this. I do believe this is restorable,
but the amount of time it's going to take is bumming me out. I'll have
to disassemble everything, right down to the last screw, and clean
That may not be a bad idea in any case...
anything that's cleanable, strip rust off of
anything strippable, and
test all the parts individually. The fan will probably need to be
I would strongly recommend 'meggering' the transformer after giving it a
preliminary clean-up. If you've got insualtion troubles, it may not be
worth doing anything more with it.
[Does the term 'megger' mean anything across the Pond? Over here it's a
common term (actually a trade name that's become generic) for a
high-voltage insulation tester]
replaced.
I don;'t know... Fans can be stripped, cleaned and rebuilt. May not be
worth it, it depends on how much time you have, and how much you want to
keep original.
Plus, it's just yucky, y'know?
At least I've cleaned out the mouse nests. That's a start, I guess.
A cat is quite useful to prevent re-infestation :-)
-tony