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How to thwart cats

A question for cat owners: I just had to send my BAT VK-300x integrated amp back to BAT for what I assumed was a warranty repair after having it for 3 months--it had begun spitting out white noise and then sent sparks out the top grill. It turns out in fact that it was full of cat hair and--putting it as discreetly as possible--other cat-related material, which had caused it to short out. The cats have long used my audio gear as a sort of large, centrally heated cat bed, but those days have now ended. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep cats off your gear?

I keep the VK in a rack , with about 4" of clearance from the shelf above--it would be easy enough to add a piece of nonresonant material underneath it to reduce the clearance and thereby catproof it, but I'm wondering about the other components too.

Any thoughts? And no, throttling the cat responsible is not an option.
bradgregg
herman
2,256 posts
 
1. Fill the space above with something that is open enough to allow air flow but dense enough to keep a cat out

2. Some sort of wire mesh like a little fence they can't get through

3. build a a box out of wood about the same size as the top of the integrated but open on top and bottom to allow airflow, like a chimney

4. a big snake
rushton's avatar
rushton
2,445 posts
 
An friend here uses two of the following devices very successfully to keep his two cats away from his stereo setup:

Scat Automated Cat Deterrent
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gammajo's avatar
gammajo
844 posts
 
I would be interested in any other products that also work for cats to keep them from scratching grill cloth and chairs.
stang500hpaol
51 posts
 
There once was a man with a cat
who went all over his Bat....
Rushton popped in and said with a grin
dont forget to try some Scat.
Sorry cant help myself
Cheers John
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