Cat peed in my Amp

[buldog5151bass]

Tie a bulldog to your amp handle. It won't happen again...

 

[beans-on-toast]

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[Ric5]

Cat peed in my Amp

Hmmm ... yet another reason I don't have animals ...

 

[bongostealth]

I'm sorry to hear about your amp, but I have to admit that this is quite comical. I've owned cats for many years and currently own a half-bobcat. He will pee on stuff even if his litter is fresh and new.

Sometimes they are just little sh_ts!

 

[MegaSwing]

Cat peed in my Amp

Hmmm ... yet another reason I don't have animals ...

+1

I would have a tough time being sanguine about a pet going out of its way to ruin something valuable of mine. I did once have a family dog that reared up over the stove and ate an entire platter of fried chicken that was going to be served for brunch. But that's funny compared to a cat peeing in my amp. That somehow goes beyond basic mischief.

 

[gln1955]

Thankfully, none of my cats have ever peed in or on any of my gear.

Well, urine luck then.

My cat has puked on my amp.
No internal damage though.

 

[Ric5]

Well, urine luck then.

My cat has puked on my amp.
No internal damage though.

Ya ... I had a cat that would puke in all sorts of strange places ... I don't miss that animal

 

[buldog5151bass]

No internal damage though.

To the cat or the amp?

 

[murphy]

I am so glad this thread has remained respectful and not turned into a cat killing vent

 

[MegaSwing]

I am so glad this thread has remained respectful and not turned into a cat killing vent

There's still time.

 

[catcauphonic]

FYI, If you feed your cat a really good diet of mostly wet or specifically formulated raw food ... not only will they be healthier with a really nice coat, but their pee/spray won't be as nasty pungent. Nature's Miracle, UrineOff, & especially Get Serious are all pretty decent pee odor removals ... Don't know about electronics, though.

And MetalBassPo is right ... female cats tend to be more territorial than males. I'm down to one female now, and she's a real princess ... luckily hasn't marked anything in years.

 

[Munjibunga]

 

[ThisBass]

cat peed in amp? I'm sure she had reasons to do it.
IME cats are doing nasty things if there is something around they don't like. Can be anything, rough people in family or different animals or cats in the house.

 

[Off-Beat]

Solvent (non-polar) based cleaning methods are not going to work when the contamination is based on a polar material. The cat pee's corrosive components are water soluble salts which are not affected by solvents. Aqueous cleaners are what's required, but it's almost impossible to remove the salts completely, especially after it sits for even a short time.

Ime, it will always suffer from a much higher rate of intermittent failure. I would not rely on it, not would I sell it without disclosure.

Took it to work yesterday.
I cleaned it with a pcb cleaner and resoldered all capacitors.

When I tried to unscrew the output cb sparks came from the spot. Amp was taken off current on saturday. The screw also is only tied to the chassis, not to any mass or any other live part. The amp was put on a non static mat.

I checked all tracks, spot to spot, with continuity checker. Everything was fine. I cleaned it for a second time and used plastic pcb sealer. I took it home today, plugged it in. It produces some "white" noise now, but on a lower frequency. As I forgot my cables at work I could check out if it goes away with a plugged in bass.

I'll change the caps, but as you suggested I won't rely on it anymore.

Tie a bulldog to your amp handle. It won't happen again...

Guess I'll consider that. New amp + bulldog.

cat peed in amp? I'm sure she had reasons to do it.
IME cats are doing nasty things if there is something around they don't like. Can be anything, rough people in family or different animals or cats in the house.

As said it's most likely the girl cat, she pees on everything I spend time with that's not her.

 

[Hahaha]

A friend of mine was playing a backyard party and noticed that his guitar was wet when he went back after a break. One of the homeowner's dogs had mistaken his guitar for a fire hydrant.

 

[MegaSwing]

A friend of mine was playing a backyard party and noticed that his guitar was wet when he went back after a break. One of the homeowner's dogs had mistaken his guitar for a fire hydrant.

THAT was definitely a message.

 

[PWV]

Can't help OP, but you've triggered the Cat pee PTSD... ever since my wife's cat christened my jazz bass with his stream....I used to like cats too.

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

I've got an Ashdown mag 300 and I once took it to a rehearsal. While playing I forcefully put a bottle of beer on it and it started "screaming". The high pitched noise wouldn't stop even when I turned down the output and preamp potis down. When I got it home I opened it up and found out that catpee was all over the circuit boards. I cleaned it, but I now hesitate to use it. I've got a 20w amp for home practice and atm we use an equipped rehearsal room. As it's a new band I also have no timetable to (fully) repear and stresstest it, but I'd love to refurbish it(equipment would be np, same for parts as a work at a company who build mechatronic components - would just need to stay longer).

Anyone got an idea where to look at? First idea was that a filter(lowpass?) got bypassed. I colleague ment it might be the preamp.

How forcefully and was the open end of the bottle pointing down?
Seriously (not)... beer was involved, are you sure it was the cat? ;-)

 

[Old Garage-Bander]

+1

I would have a tough time being sanguine about a pet going out of its way to ruin something valuable of mine. I did once have a family dog that reared up over the stove and ate an entire platter of fried chicken that was going to be served for brunch. But that's funny compared to a cat peeing in my amp. That somehow goes beyond basic mischief.

You attribute too much to cats.
Cats never go out of their way for anything.
The amp, clearly must have been in the cat's way.
Cats do not attribute monetary value to things.
But we do value some things in common.
Warm place to sleep, something to eat, a clean bathroom.
Other than that we're not much more than a couple of re-arranged DNA strands from being cats ourselves.
meow

 

[agedhorse]

Took it to work yesterday.
I cleaned it with a pcb cleaner and resoldered all capacitors.

When I tried to unscrew the output cb sparks came from the spot. Amp was taken off current on saturday. The screw also is only tied to the chassis, not to any mass or any other live part. The amp was put on a non static mat.

I checked all tracks, spot to spot, with continuity checker. Everything was fine. I cleaned it for a second time and used plastic pcb sealer. I took it home today, plugged it in. It produces some "white" noise now, but on a lower frequency. As I forgot my cables at work I could check out if it goes away with a plugged in bass.

I'll change the caps, but as you suggested I won't rely on it anymore.



Guess I'll consider that. New amp + bulldog.



As said it's most likely the girl cat, she pees on everything I spend time with that's not her.

This is the sort of problems that will keep "dogging" you even if you do get it running. Every repair will end up being temporary until a failure takes out your speaker too

Cats are odd creatures, we have 2 feral kitties that we have worked with for over a year and they have made very nice "semi" house cats. Always a bit wary, and have a need to go outside and be one with nature, but they have never peed inside even though we have a cat box for our inside kitty. I actually prefer cats as they keep the rodent population down... and the mama brings "gifts" too... bonus!