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I had a spider crawl in my preamp A Problem?

I didn't know if I should post this but Oh Well Here Goes.
I sent out to have my CJ PV-5 Preamp's top cover to have it professionally chromed at a plating shop.I had turned on my tubes and noticed something crawling across one of my yellow caps,and sure enough it was an hugly little spider.
Can a spider short out anything in the preamp,or is the only thing that is being shorted out is his own life.
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joeylawn36111
574 posts
 
I agree with sdcambell, spider alive - no harm done. But if the spider had gotten between B+ and ground - it would - IMHO - be like a convicted killer in an Electric chair - dead person/spider - but the Equipment (your preamp and the electric chair) would still work.
rosstaman
455 posts
 
It should only pose a problem for all the other insects that crawl into your preamp.
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theo
2,698 posts
 
I think most spiders are rated at less than 5 amperes so it probably blew before I caused any damage. Unless you are the spider then the amp is of no concern...er was
jdcrox
119 posts
 
I had a small bug in my Sony RPTV once. Damn thing looked about 6" long as it crawled across the mirror with the TV on!
Maybe after getting irradiated from those 3 big CRT "guns" it wound up 6" long!
shopsmartjazz
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I am not sure but I would flush it out with a fan, blow drier or anything to get it out. Remember the 'computer bug' - it was actually caused by a bug that crawled in one of the earliest computers and touched two valves that were not supposed to be connected. It took scientists a lot of man-hours to find this out. Hence the term - computer bug.
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