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Squirrels act as inductors in DC circuits. Only once though. There's a high current surge that drops to zero as they turn rapidly into a carbon resistor!
by monkeymagic 12y ago
Squirrels act as inductors in DC circuits. Only once though. There's a high current surge that drops to zero as they turn rapidly into a carbon resistor!
- walshemj 12y agoa bit like the NED Noise Emitting Diode - makes a lound noise once
- monkeymagic 12y agoHaving sat there, as a teenager, with a whole bag of 1N4148s and a mains test block, can confirm :)
- kabdib 12y agoWe had a number of network outages at Apple due to squirrels inserting themselves in the NOC's power lines. Note to self: Don't design any circuits that incorporate these animals. Squirrels make terrible fuses.
- monkeymagic 12y agoSo true. We had a different problem. They chewed through the fibre cables between our offices to get the fiberglass sheath for their nests. Eventually they ran Ethernet underground because they'd have broken it again in a couple of weeks.
- kabdib 12y agoWhereupon: Moles :-)