Admiral Hopper Would Be Proud

As a software developer I deal with bugs on a regular basis.  Probably more regular than I want to.  The origin of the term bug was attributed to Admiral Grace Hopper when she and her team reputedly found a moth in a mechanical relay on the computer they were working with.  Or at least the story goes something like that.  But now I can totally relate to that experience.  I noticed that the outdoor temperature readings from my station were higher then the surrounding stations or even than my outdoor thermometer I have in another part of my yard.  I thought that maybe the fan in my aspirated solar shield was running hot and raising the temperature.  Upon checking, I found the fan wasn’t turning at all.  After I took everything apart I discovered three things.  First, the connector I used to wire up the fan was more corroded than I would have liked.  Second, there was a large beetle of some sort whose carcass was stuck in the fan blades and preventing it from turning.  Third, the fan was blowing air (or would be if it had been turning) over the temperature sensor rather than pulling air past it.  I cleaned out the fan blades, turned it around to blow in the other direction (reversing polarity didn’t work), and reconnected the fan.  The temperature started dropping immediately.  I’ll keep a close watch on it over the next few days.  I’ll also look for a more waterproof connector to replace the one I have on there now.  I knew better, but it was what I had handy and I thought it would be protected enough inside the solar shield.  Anyway, I appear to be back in business.  The next few days will tell for sure,