Greenbeast
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- Location
- East Sussex
As above, don't have a spare to swap in (without raiding a machine) and would rather not have the fence off if i can avoid it.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Can i charge a 12V battery whilst it's on an electric fence unit?
- Thread starter Greenbeast
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Yes I would say it will ok greanbeast [emoji108]
Greenbeast
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- Location
- East Sussex
I figured it's no different to a solar unit.
- Location
- East Sussex
I will counter that opinion a little bit as one of our fencers will give you a bite off the positive terminal and I wouldn’t want that going in a fancy charger. Something old school will surely take the abuse!
They seem to self regulate fairly well .
Might need to switch charger off tho after a normal length of charge time as there will be constant draw he wont know when to stop. Ie 100% full wont be achieved iyswim
Happy days.
Might need to switch charger off tho after a normal length of charge time as there will be constant draw he wont know when to stop. Ie 100% full wont be achieved iyswim
Happy days.
Shirley he shouldnt be doing that ? Is there a fault with him maybe [emoji848]
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Or a leak inside [emoji58]
- Location
- East Sussex
Is that not a sign of inadequate earthing?
Probably, only seems to occur with that one fencer and can never remember which one it is!!
Plenty of poke down the wire though so I’m not arguing with it.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
A solar unit will have a charge controller on it, or should have.
so should a battery charger.
- Location
- Huntingdon
If you can get the battery charger to the battery perhaps a mains unit might be best?
Or pop down to the nearest car breakers and £10 later get a nice spare car battery so you have one on rotation.
C B
Or pop down to the nearest car breakers and £10 later get a nice spare car battery so you have one on rotation.
C B
caveman
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- Location
- East Sussex.
Just park one of your machines next to the fencer and connect the fencer to the battery on board whilst you take the fencer battery and recharge it.
I run a fencer and an old Zetor off of identical batteries, so, I just pull Zetor up along side fencer, swap batteries whilst tractor still running and drive off again. No battery charger involved. Take care and make sure you disconnect earth strap on tractor first and reconnect it last.
I run a fencer and an old Zetor off of identical batteries, so, I just pull Zetor up along side fencer, swap batteries whilst tractor still running and drive off again. No battery charger involved. Take care and make sure you disconnect earth strap on tractor first and reconnect it last.
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our local tame scrap man knows that he is welcome to come in the yard and pick up any metal that's in the designated area, but only if he leaves behind a 12v car battery, you can never have enough.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
If you have been doing that a while then fair enough but I would of thought there is a risk of damaging the alternator doing that, unless you are talking of a dynamo tractor?
- Location
- Ceredigion
Buy a spare battery they ain't dear are they
caveman
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- Location
- East Sussex.
Fair enough.
Maybe on something a bit more modern.
The old Zetor seems almost indestructible though.
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
Solar panels are nearly my best friends here
- Location
- Limousin/Charentes toad land
- Location
- Hereford
Interesting post.... I've often left the tractor or pickup running with the jump leads connected to a fencer battery to put some charge back into it while I walk around the stock. I've never thought about the alternator.