This is why everytime I buy an old console somewhere I bring it out to my garage and. Spray the board down with electronic cleaner and have at it with a toothbrush before I bring it inside my house. They like the heat from standby mode electronics especially.
nasty stuff...
I'd put it in a locker or some other small room and bugspray that room (don't bugspray the machine itself). The poisoned air should kill the bugs. Then you open the machine up, clean it nicely, wash the chassis and thigns should be good.
Do you know if the machine even works ?
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Take a shotgun, shoot the systems, burn them, and then get used ones from GameStAAUGH.
I'm not too Craigslist savvy, but shouldn't you have noticed this when you picked the items up? The first thing I would have done was inspect every inch of the consoles before I even considered handing my money over and I'm sure I would've noticed the smell in the process. I'm not trying to criticize you or anything, since I don't know the entire story, but this really seems like something that should have been noticed from the get go.
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How common is this exactly? Is it possible that there are roaches in (most) every game console?
God, please don't say that. I don't need to freak out and open every system I own, even if I bought them new lolOriginally Posted by Belmont008
Usually when buying a console second hand, I wrap that sucker in a few bags just to make sure nothing gets out and about. But I've never had and infestation thankfully.
There needs to be roaches present in the environment (the home) and they will seek out any warm tight spot (that's what she said) to nest.
Electronics, as it has been mentioned in this thread are a welcome home for them. In most cases the electronics tend to kill/cook the little buggers as well.
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ah this is the same issue my brother is going to through. Infact our backyard is full of pests like roaches, ants, cockroaches.
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Two days later and console is still full of bugs!
Just break the seal and dump all the bugs in the trash outside! Its not like you have an option of a factory warranty.
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Could have been worse...could have been bed bugs.
Seriously though, just take the console to a place where you won't have to worry about any strays coming back with you, say a park with a picnic table. Take with you a can of Raid or whatever bug killer you have handy and some canned air. Once you have it disassembled, blow the bugs out and put the individual pieces (case pieces and pcb) into a big enough Ziploc bag. Then you can take it home and throw the case pieces into the dishwasher, or failing that, a tub of soapy water and soak. The PCB can be cleaned with copious amounts of alcohol.
Don't go away mad....just go away!
Gross, I think I would cut my losses and dump the systems. Everyone's stories freak me out a bit. As far as bugs go, I don't envy anyone living in warmer environments. I know there are cockroaches up here in Washington, but they must be less common. I've never known anyone with a problem, unless they're in the city.
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