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This hopefully will keep mice outa my air cleaner.
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<blockquote data-quote="Nowheelies" data-source="post: 1452630" data-attributes="member: 98166"><p>Stupid mice. I hate mice. If I had the money I would put a bounty out on mice. </p><p></p><p>I attempted to use the battery tender connection installed by a previous owner. No luck. So removed seat to get at the battery, but as all of you know the battery is hidden somewhere else. Duh. But I found the two wires that terminate just below the gas tank and cross over the space beneath the seat were chewed on by a mouse. The copper was still in pretty good shape, just the insulation was stripped off. Of course the open area between the seat and the plastic storage dividers were packed full of non-yamaha components so someone must have been living in there. </p><p></p><p>I already have traps set up in the garage, but they apparently were not very effective. It did not help that I was inadvertently feeding them by way of a box of bird mix consisting of suet and seeds. MIL gave them to us when she moved a year or two ago and I stupidly kept them. Gone now!</p><p></p><p>The battery charging problem does not seem related to the mouse problem. The fuse in the battery tender connector was blown. Changed fuse and now working fine. </p><p></p><p>I wrapped one of wires with a piece of shrink wrap to put a barrier between the wires and put a healthy layer of liquid tape over both of them. A better fix could have been done if I cared to cut the wires and slide shrink wrap over each one, but was reluctant to cut wires so we will see how it goes. </p><p></p><p>Back to the mice. Added more traps, one specifically where I saw one dodge away when the garage lights were turned on. Peanut butter in the trap and the next morning I had no trap. Later found it a few feet away wedged between a work bench and a shelf. Only its head was left in the trap. Cut off clean at the neck. I believe some cannibalism was at play. </p><p></p><p>War has been declared. No prisoners.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nowheelies, post: 1452630, member: 98166"] Stupid mice. I hate mice. If I had the money I would put a bounty out on mice. I attempted to use the battery tender connection installed by a previous owner. No luck. So removed seat to get at the battery, but as all of you know the battery is hidden somewhere else. Duh. But I found the two wires that terminate just below the gas tank and cross over the space beneath the seat were chewed on by a mouse. The copper was still in pretty good shape, just the insulation was stripped off. Of course the open area between the seat and the plastic storage dividers were packed full of non-yamaha components so someone must have been living in there. I already have traps set up in the garage, but they apparently were not very effective. It did not help that I was inadvertently feeding them by way of a box of bird mix consisting of suet and seeds. MIL gave them to us when she moved a year or two ago and I stupidly kept them. Gone now! The battery charging problem does not seem related to the mouse problem. The fuse in the battery tender connector was blown. Changed fuse and now working fine. I wrapped one of wires with a piece of shrink wrap to put a barrier between the wires and put a healthy layer of liquid tape over both of them. A better fix could have been done if I cared to cut the wires and slide shrink wrap over each one, but was reluctant to cut wires so we will see how it goes. Back to the mice. Added more traps, one specifically where I saw one dodge away when the garage lights were turned on. Peanut butter in the trap and the next morning I had no trap. Later found it a few feet away wedged between a work bench and a shelf. Only its head was left in the trap. Cut off clean at the neck. I believe some cannibalism was at play. War has been declared. No prisoners. [/QUOTE]
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