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Re: Nature Recordists] cable chewing repellent

Subject: Re: Nature Recordists] cable chewing repellent
From: greg <>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 22:17:32 -0700
Rob,

Wrap aluminum foil around the wires, and secure with plastic ty-wraps.

Greg Clark


At 09:21 PM 7/31/05, you wrote:
>An animal chomped about 20-60 times into 16 gauge lamp cord last
>night in the woods in SW Wisconsin. The biting is mostly around the
>metal spring clamps connected to the 12 volt lawn mower battery and
>going up about 2 feet. Six of the bites go down to just a few stands
>but, amazingly, the cables didn't short out or separate. The rest of
>the rig, 6' up in a tree was untouched.   Anyone know of a
>lightweight, simple way to discourage wire chewing?  I'm headed back
>out tomorrow morning. No time to listen to the culprit right now. Rob
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