Fly in my plasma!

[cluemeister]

OK, I did a search and didn't find this in the forum.

A housefly has crawled into one of the vents at the top of my plasma tv, and died. Unfortunately, he is between the glass and the plasma screen, so I can see a fly at the top of my screen. I tried vacuuming him out, but I can't create enough pulling power to get him out.

Has anyone had this problem, and has anyone solved this problem?

I'll post a picture if anyone's interested.

Thanks!

[deeann]

Send in a spider to catch the fly?

Sorry- that was the first thing I could think of :D. I don't think I've ever heard of this before. Were you trying a regular vaccum attachment? I wonder if a computer vac would work.

[IamAnoobieCheez]

[QUOTE=deeann]Send in a spider to catch the fly?[/quote]
LOL!!!!!!!

I've never heard of a fly crawling in and get stuck dead inside the plasma glass.. oh my....


I'll post a picture if anyone's interested.
eww......



I would go nuts if that ever happens to me. :(

[BreakStuff]

Its probably best just to leave it be, the fly will soon dry up ,break apart and hopefully disintegrate into nothing. It would be a shame if you accidentally damaged your plasma by attempting to remove the little "bugger".

[PerryU]

On the other hand, flies contain lots of sticky goo that's impossible to remove once dry; check out your car's headlights. Might be best to get it out soonest, imo.

Can you lower some dental floss (not the waxy kind!) down one side of the fly, and suck the end up with the vacuum on the other side of the fly, creating a loop around the bug? Pull on both ends and pop him out.

Just a thought... Perry.

[hi im drummer03]

Dang bro where did it climb in at.A HORSEFLY i mean seriously....

[Hatfield]

Instead of the regular vac attachments that are too large, try duck-taping a straw to the end of the vac hose. The smaller opening shoulf fit in there and would be plenty powerful enough to suck it out.

Just a suggestion.

[assJack1]

Picture please. More curious than anything.

[Carl Jones]

No offense...this is a very funny thread!!

[Jaa-Yoo]

LMAO!
Im sorry but this is too funny. :D
What brand is your TV? I have an 8UK and i couldnt see how a housefly could fit into the vents and make its way between the glass. Anyway, Hatfields idea sounds like the best way to suck the fly out. If that doesnt work, you may need to call in a service tech to get him open it up and go in... or you can attempt it yourself.

[optivity]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]Fly in my plasma![/QUOTE]Look at it this way... it's a conversation piece. :)

[markrubin]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]

Has anyone had this problem, and has anyone solved this problem?

I'll post a picture if anyone's interested.

[/QUOTE]

this has been reported before, or something similar like a hair in between the front glass and the plasma glass on a new display:

in that case, as I recall, the display was fixed under warranty by a tech who removed the front glass and cleaned it

a picture would be helpful

[DieselClown]

or if you can, try to use a thin strip of scotch tape, but you might end up getting the tape stuck in there as well. oh man best of luck!

[Yawn]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]I tried vacuuming him out, but I can't create enough pulling power to get him out. [/QUOTE]

Buy a Dyson!

http://www.dyson.com/homepage.asp

[Jim Hef]

[QUOTE=Hatfield]Instead of the regular vac attachments that are too large, try duck-taping a straw to the end of the vac hose.[/QUOTE]
X2! This is the obvious solution, and a better way to reach the area where the bug now resides. Think this may prove that the plasma gas is lethal??? :eek:

[RandyWalters]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]A housefly has crawled into one of the vents at the top of my plasma tv, and died. Unfortunately, he is between the glass and the plasma screen, so I can see a fly at the top of my screen. I tried vacuuming him out, but I can't create enough pulling power to get him out.

Has anyone had this problem, and has anyone solved this problem?[/QUOTE]Turn the plasma upside down and see if the corpse drops out.

Failing that, the straw taped to the vacuum might indeed work. As the body decays, little bits of fly skin and legs and eyes and wings may trickle down and pepper the inside of the glass for years.

I've seen a post or two about a spider dying between the glass and panel and the unit had to be taken apart.

I'm going to go put some mesh over my plasmas vents now . . . .

[Jim Hef]

[QUOTE=RandyWalters]...I'm going to go put some mesh over my plasmas vents now . . . .[/QUOTE]
Remember that even window screening only allows about 50% air passage, so keep the mesh to the more open variety!

[isucfvmb]

What a great post!

I mean, sorry about your troubles, and I hope everything turns out OK...
...but I haven't laughed so much in quite some time! :D
We want pictures!

I'd vote for checking into a warranty repair before I messed with my panel. Just my 2 cents.

[volve]

Even better: 2 days ago I noticed a very happy spider merrily living inside my DLP!

Normally he likes to wander around behind the screen whilst someone's watching it (creepy) but occasionally he'll go for a walk around the lenses and get projected onto the screen at 4x his normal size. Needless to say, the family is just a little freaked out.

HLM507W is the DLP in question. Like the dead fly issue, I'm not too sure how to handle this - my guy is mobile!

Hey look, there he goes again... like the fly, I can take photos if anyone cares. ;)

-volve

[justlnluck]

Please do! A spider crawling on the lens? Now that I got to see!

[volve]

I'll try and snap some photos tomorrow evening. He was pretty busy tonight so hopefully tomorrow he won't disappoint when I'm armed with the camera. ;)

It was really odd the first time he appeared, I paused the bad sci-fi movie and he stopped, so I figured it was some strange effect they were doing, but then I changed inputs and he was still there. Walking up to the unit and realizing he wasn't three-dimensional, well, took me a few seconds...

-volve

[tdavis21484]

This is a hilarious thread. Sorry about your misfortune, but I imagine the suggestions here will work.

I'll be waiting for the pictures of the giant spider inside the DLP! I think I'd leave him in there, just for the entertainment value!

[Nimo]

You gotta get that spider out because in a few months you will see a thousand other little spiders. Once they nest and make baby's it's going to get real messy because they can short something out, not to mention leaving it's sticky webbing all over the screen and circuits.

[tdavis21484]

Did the vacuum trick work?

Oh, and where are those pictures of the huge spider?!!?

[isucfvmb]

Is anybody else thinking like me - that the guy with the dead fly in his display should get together with the guy who's got a live spider in his display...

and let nature take care of the problem! :D
(at least for one of our unfortunate "very expensive bug house" owners!)

Looking back on this thread, I see deeann was way ahead of the curve on this one (see post #2).

[necrolop]

Tape up all the vents and cracks except one opening on each side, one for air in one for the vaccuum. Maybe just maybe you can get fast enough airflow to move the fly away from the screen.

I highly doubt it will decompose in a timely manner. Have you ever had like a dead yellow jacket in your car? The inards may well decompose bute most of their body is the exosceleton and pretty much sits there untill you take it away.

Why arent plasmas sealed? I really hate the idea of an opening for bugs, hair and dust to get on my screen without the ability to clean it off. hmm

[volve]

I've been waiting for my little spider guy to show-up all week, and he hasn't appeared.

This is either very good, or very bad... I'm wondering if I'm going to hear a "zaaaaap *puff of smoke*" over the weekend. Anyway, if he returns, I'll definitely post photos! I feel I have to prove he exists at this point, my family certainly is grateful he hasn't returned though... :)

-volve

[J-E-B]

[QUOTE=volve]I've been waiting for my little spider guy to show-up all week, and he hasn't appeared.

This is either very good, or very bad... I'm wondering if I'm going to hear a "zaaaaap *puff of smoke*" over the weekend. Anyway, if he returns, I'll definitely post photos! I feel I have to prove he exists at this point, my family certainly is grateful he hasn't returned though... :)

-volve[/QUOTE]

I don't like spiders very much, and frankly, if I didn't see it in the TV anymore..., well..., I'd be a little edgy sitting and watching the TV.... :eek:

[greenland]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]OK, I did a search and didn't find this in the forum.

A housefly has crawled into one of the vents at the top of my plasma tv, and died. Unfortunately, he is between the glass and the plasma screen, so I can see a fly at the top of my screen. I tried vacuuming him out, but I can't create enough pulling power to get him out.

Has anyone had this problem, and has anyone solved this problem?

I'll post a picture if anyone's interested.

Thanks![/QUOTE]

Fly in your Plasma?!. Who are you going to call? FLY BUSTERS. Call Clay Aiken or George Michael now.

[thecrazykevy]

Maybe if you put on spiderman, it would scare the fly away. :p

[flyjar]

Enough chatter, we want to see some pictures of the fly and the spider. :)

Seems like an obvious solution but have you tried a more powerful vacuum? Like a shop vac?

[cluemeister]

Fly's still in the glass, three months later. Tried taping the vents, tried the straw thing, and no luck.

The vents are very, very tiny, so I'm surprised he got in. I think he walked around a corner in there, and is trapped at the top of the screen.

It appears the only way to get him out is to remove the screws holding the screen to the frame. Several screws that require a star shaped bit.

Unit is 2 years old, and out of warranty.

Here's a fuzzy picture, but you'll get the idea.

[billybob_jcv]

Did you try rotating the display around to at least shake the fly into a less noticeable spot?

[JG1]

LOL, this reminds me of the movie Snakes on a PLane.

Fly in a Plasma!


Maybe turn the PDP upside down and shake it a little to see if you can wiggle him behind the bezel so he's not noticeable?

[RandyWalters]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]A housefly has crawled into one of the vents at the top of my plasma tv, and died. Unfortunately, he is between the glass and the plasma screen, so I can see a fly at the top of my screen. I tried vacuuming him out, but I can't create enough pulling power to get him out. [/QUOTE]Now that we've seen the pic, maybe you can turn the plasma upside down and vacuum him out while tapping on the frame to shake the corpse loose?

[greenland]

[QUOTE=cluemeister]Fly's still in the glass, three months later. Tried taping the vents, tried the straw thing, and no luck.

The vents are very, very tiny, so I'm surprised he got in. I think he walked around a corner in there, and is trapped at the top of the screen.

It appears the only way to get him out is to remove the screws holding the screen to the frame. Several screws that require a star shaped bit.

Unit is 2 years old, and out of warranty.

Here's a fuzzy picture, but you'll get the idea.[/QUOTE]

Did you not get an extended warranty?. I would think that it would cover something like this. I have been reading the suggestions about you turning the set up side down etc, and I think you might get rid of the fly but break something while doing so. In other worlds you better be careful that while curing the hiccups you don't kill the patient. Plasma panels are not all that robust, and you could easily break it.

Another fellow wrote recently that he had a dead moth in his DLP set, which lead me to remark that in my wildest dreams I never realized this is what people meant when the said: "All high technology comes with a few built in bugs". Be careful, first do no harm!. Good luck.

[danieljw]

Since the fly is months old and most likely baked to a crisp in there, I bet he's pretty crunchy by now. Possible to break it into small pieces and more easily vacuum it out? Perhaps while the panel is upside down as suggested?