Re: [NSW] Cityrail problems today

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Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote in message
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> Ants are actually quite a common cause of problems. They get into
> signalling relays. Their electrical and mechanical characteristics are
> not helpful to the successful operation of the relays.

Had the misfortune to evict ants from a Xing Box the other day.  Nothing
like watching dead ants raining off the motherboard.  At least this time
they didn't move into the relays.

> In the southern US, fire-ants get into the relays. Their characteristics
> are not helpful to the successful operation of the signalling
> maintainers, either.

Harry the Huntsman spider who lives next to the Battery Charger is enough
for me...

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