Electric fence fault finders

[Paddington]

Any recommendations ?

 

[Happy]

Have a Rutland one that points to direction of fault for 15 years. Still working well but I guess there are probably more sophisticated versions available these days.

 

[M-J-G]

Have a Rutland one that points to direction of fault for 15 years. Still working well but I guess there are probably more sophisticated versions available these days.

That's a long time for there be a fault in your fence!

 

[M-J-G]

 

[slackjawedyokel]

I’ll see that and raise you:

You can switch the energiser in and off which is handy when fault finding and fiddling with the fence.

 

[organicguy]

I’ll see that and raise you:

You can switch the energiser in and off which is handy when fault finding and fiddling with the fence.

Only if you have the right energiser I believe?

 

[Pan mixer]

Only if you have the right energiser I believe?

Just what I was going to say, but they are brilliant.

 

[Pan mixer]

Those speedrite things will say which direction the fault is in on any energiser but only turn on and off their own sort - and it has to be programmed in for the energiser - I bought 2 big mains energisers and had them the smae so that the gadget will switch on or off either.

Were I to need another energiser - unlikely unless they broke, I would have another again as the on-off function is brilliant on its own.

 

[slackjawedyokel]

Must be quite robust too; I’ve had ours at least 15 years and it rattles around in the quad glove box.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

As above, Speedrite/TruTest type are about as good as they get.

They take a 9v battery which lasts ages, the Gallagher ones are more compact but use a cr2023 type button battery, they don't last as long and are a bit fiddlier to get all sealed up with a tiny thin o-ring gasket compared to the speedrite.

Both are great

 

[Paddington]

I ordered a Rutland one, 10 days ago, before being told they are out of stock. Anyone bought one recently ?

 

[dannewhouse]

To turn your energiser on and off I have a gpm? Socket that the energiser is plugged into, I can turn it on and off with my phone.
Damn handy.