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Posted: October 09, 2005 at 10:32 AM / IP Logged

Well mice, actually. A few years ago I built a 4th order bandpass using an Infinity Beta subwoofer. The Beta was a great driver with a lot of clean output, and it used a graphite-filled plastic cone. Anyway, the system had been removed from a vehicle and was sitting in my garage untouched since about 2001. Yesterday a client wanted a quick, cheap bit of bump so I pulled out the system, vacuumed off the dust and installed it. Wired it up to his amp, and no output. Hmm, I thought, what's up? I double checked everything, amp was on, had proper input, wiring was good... so I pulled the sub out to test it with an amp I knew worked and as I did, I turned it over and some bits of plastic and what poly stuffing covered with some kind of dirt fell out from the port. Huh? I pulled off the terminal cup and looked inside and found the remnants of a large mouse nest and loads of mouse turds. The little buggers had used the enclosure as a home and in the process had chewed through all the wiring inside AND chewed a large hole in the woofer cone. They had also eaten half the rubber surround. Yikes!

Oh well, time to go shopping. The moral of the story, I guess, is if you store an enclosure in a dark quiet place where little critters might find it, plug yer ports!

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Posted: October 09, 2005 at 10:37 AM / IP Logged

wow sorry to hear that. atleast a rat wasn't still in there when you pulled it out, lol

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Posted: October 09, 2005 at 10:54 AM / IP Logged

Hate when that happens ;) ...so are you shopping for woofers or mouse traps?

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Hate when that happens ;) ...so are you shopping for woofers or mouse traps?

I'm actually thinking of loading the enclosure with some mouse traps and putting it back into the garage... Rats ate my woofer -- posted image.

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This reminds me of those plastic gerbil cages my neighbors had as kids ;) ...can see it now, a plexi box with critters included ..oO(heh)

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You could put some glue pads in the box and when they go back in there they will get stuck on them. Then put another sub in and POW, boom their little brains out.

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Posted: October 09, 2005 at 11:58 AM / IP Logged

Wow, that sucks. My friend had the Beta subs and they were nice. If you need parts to rebuild the sub, I'm sure Dan could probably get you some sources for it.

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auex wrote:

Pics?

I pulled the driver. You can actually see the little rat teeth marks on the cone.

Rats ate my woofer -- posted image.

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Steven Kephart wrote:

Wow, that sucks. My friend had the Beta subs and they were nice. If you need parts to rebuild the sub, I'm sure Dan could probably get you some sources for it.

Thanks, Steven, I just may do that. I was actually thinking this is the perfect excuse to try one of the new Koda woofers when they're ready... Rats ate my woofer -- posted image.

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