RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hi all I use a Toshiba 40" TV with my computer automation of the model railway. Somehow a spider(?) has got between the LCD panel & the backlight panel. Not sure how as I thought they were extremely close together. Every so often a silouhuette scuttles across the screen. Any suggestions as to removal without completely dismantling the LCD panel? Cheers Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Don't use the web! Stewart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 I find that you can't beat a shot gun when it comes to dealing with unwanted guests. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 Play a recording of a Jeremy Kyle programme on an endless loop, 24-7. If that doesn't get him to p1ss off nothing will..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Al51 Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 Maybe it's a bug in the software! Al 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2018 Play a recording of a Jeremy Kyle programme on an endless loop, 24-7. If that doesn't get him to p1ss off nothing will..... It might ask for a DNA test. or a lie detector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Don't worry, if it got in, it'll get out! Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Davis Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Don't worry, if it got in, it'll get out! Brian. Or,...it'll crawl to the middle of the screen and die.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Jonboy Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2018 Insert a bird to swallow the spider.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 2, 2018 Do you dare use an insect spray through a rear vent? I recommend unplugging before doing so, and leaving the tv thus for some hours so the spray dries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted September 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Wait till it dies, and if it lands up in a visible part of your screen then edit your track diagram so it doesn't use that part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I had a similar problem with my NCE Powercab handset!! I was using it a few weeks ago when a small insect crawled across the inside of the display. I just left it, & it hasn't happened again. Either the critter crawled out again, or it starved to death inside there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 2, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 2, 2018 Play a recording of a Jeremy Kyle programme on an endless loop, 24-7. If that doesn't get him to p1ss off nothing will..... I often wonder why that programme ever gets made. It has one of the lowest approval ratings of anything on TV, coming out at 2.6/10 from quite a large sample on IMDB. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 I often wonder why that programme ever gets made. It has one of the lowest approval ratings of anything on TV, coming out at 2.6/10 from quite a large sample on IMDB. Keith Jeremy Kyle is so that ugly people can get on TV. It's also an incentive to go out to work so we don't have to watch daytime TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 On the original topic, can you get some sort of air line in there and blow the beastie out? I regularly clean the fluff out of laptop fans by pointing the business end of a bicycle pump in through the vents and giving a few vigorous blasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Conkers. C6T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 A moth found its way into the headlight of the car last year. It died shortly after, and its remains are still there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Many spiders do a runner if vibration is present. What specific vibration and what it might do to the TV would then be the next questions. Toshiba service for advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertiedog Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Try a vacuum cleaner on the vents, full power, it should draw it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Surely its dead by now anyway? Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted September 10, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2018 It's a little known fact that electrical circuit boards and LEDs are particularly nutritious for arachnids and will extend their lives considerably. A bit like Greggs pasties for people from oop North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Are you sure it's not pregnant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted September 10, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2018 Surely its dead by now anyway? Brian No, it's still running around in there. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alastairq Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I have several years worth of thunderbugs behind my monitor......My spiders are also far too fat to get inside the TV....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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