I recently purchased two Audiomoths with IPX7 cases. Each was deployed about 8 meters above the ground on extension poles. They are in open areas exposed to occasional high wind and rain. They are about 500 meters or so apart.

When changing batteries a few days ago, I noticed the Gore vent in one case was ruptured. I don't know exactly when the vent was ruptured. I brought home the audiomoth and case to replace the vent. I also looked at the recorded files. The files recorded as expected in terms of names, timing, etc.

However, each file contains primarily static. Animal sounds can sometimes be heard through the static, but static dominants and renders the recordings useless.

I placed the Audiomoth in a sealed ziptop bag with dessicant bags for three days. I then made a test recording by switching on the Audiomoth to the default setting. The test was in a quiet room but it sounds like I am outside on a very windy day. I made a few falsetto "bah bah bah" sounds, which you can barely hear through the static. I have also tried different configurations.

I've included a link to the audio on Soundcloud, and attached a image of the spectrogram. I've also included a screencapture of a summary file from one day's worth of field recordings from the Audiomoth. I couldn't determine if I could upload the csv directly, so hopefully you'll be able to see the image clearly.

As best as I can tell, the Audiomoth no longer functions. Can this be repaired? Is there anything else I can try first? Thank you,

Mike Taylor