Open-Case mining rigs exposed to short circuit threats from spiders!

[norulezapply]

This sounds stupid, but after moving my open-case mining rig from my room into the garage/basement, I started thinking about whether it was a bad idea since there's quite a few spiders lurking in there which could possibly (albeit highly unlikely) cause a short circuit.

Now obviously putting the case on would be a fantastic start at preventing this ridiculous problem, but what are your thoughts on this?

[Jezzz]

Unless you're seriously infested, i'd say the odds are astronomically low.  Probably not worth worrying about.

[deslok]

Small spiders can crawl into a case as well, if there's enough airflow in the area they'll stay away

[MrWizard]

This sounds stupid, but after moving my open-case mining rig from my room into the garage/basement, I started thinking about whether it was a bad idea since there's quite a few spiders lurking in there which could possibly (albeit highly unlikely) cause a short circuit.

Now obviously putting the case on would be a fantastic start at preventing this ridiculous problem, but what are your thoughts on this?

I say extremely likely.  Warmth and lights from your computer will be extremely attractive to creepy crawlies.  A fire in your garage can go for hours before being noticed.

[Philj]

non issue. I've got a couple open "cases" running in the garage, and haven't had any issue. There have been a few dead bugs on them, but just blow them off and keep on going, no outages due to them yet.

[norulezapply]

Definitely not infested but there's the average amount lurking around in there.

It does seem incredibly unlikely. There's not much airflow since it's only 1 rig. Just two case fans and the CPU/GPU/PSU fans (it's a half open case, rather than caseless). Probably nothing to worry about but I'd rather not have my house burned down by spiders.

[max in montreal]

Spiders taste with their feet. If one foot is on peanut butter and the other is on chocolate they think they are standing on reeses pieces... But they hate anything citris...

http://www.squidoo.com/Safe-Natural-Spider-Repellent

[Transisto]

I wish a spider could do a few webs in my PCs, last there was 4 long leg flies stuck in my ref. ATI turbine fan.

[Swishercutter]

I have some spiders around mine, plus some moths which have clearly gone through the boxfans.  Not sure how many have been through the GPU fans.

[Valalvax]

With the voltages involved it's unlikely they could cause a short

[bcpokey]

You have to think about what they would short as well, you need to be specific in circuit diagrams. Computers are typically designed in a way such that it is difficult to create shorts between parts, and most living things are not great conductors anyway. More likely to have damage caused from spider webs gumming up fans or piles of spider bodies blocking your fans exhaust. Stupid spiders.

[TeaL]

This sounds stupid, but after moving my open-case mining rig from my room into the garage/basement, I started thinking about whether it was a bad idea since there's quite a few spiders lurking in there which could possibly (albeit highly unlikely) cause a short circuit.

Now obviously putting the case on would be a fantastic start at preventing this ridiculous problem, but what are your thoughts on this?

I say extremely likely.  Warmth and lights from your computer will be extremely attractive to creepy crawlies.  A fire in your garage can go for hours before being noticed.

Very nice, sent you .05BTC for the laugh.

[Valalvax]

Also, I know someone's going to eventually say it

In the old days when debugging meant literally removing the remains of dead bugs from circuits, computers were much much higher voltage/current machines... touching the wrong thing could give you a shock (well, technically speaking if you touched the power supply or monitor (on the inside) you could receive a shock)

[Reckman]

Dust > spiders

Let's tall about handling that with open air cases instead lol

[norulezapply]

Thanks for the various responses. Sure makes an interesting read.

[k9quaint]

We have nothing to fear, but fear itself and spiders.

[jjiimm_64]

I have 7 of my rigs out in the shed,  I have been bug 'zapping' all summer

[Dexter770221]

Also, I know someone's going to eventually say it

In the old days when debugging meant literally removing the remains of dead bugs from circuits, computers were much much higher voltage/current machines... touching the wrong thing could give you a shock (well, technically speaking if you touched the power supply or monitor (on the inside) you could receive a shock)

Debuging, YEAH...
Then it was in the hardware, now it is in the software...
So dont't worry about spiders, they don't have a chance with a 2000 RPM fan... Even my finger don't had a chance

[legolouman]

And that's why there are bugs in the programming

[Yanz]

Actually I moved my rigs into the garage and two days later one of my rigs is off in the morning. It wouldn't post. I take it apart to find a moth stuck on the pins on the underside. Board is being sent back to be rma'd now. Hopefully warranty will take care of it...