Yes same here, cheap panel and control unit and away you go. I put mine on a frame with a leg to keep it up out of the grassI just get a cheapie panel off the Internet now that Maplins has gone. 20 quid and you are sorted...
Yes same here, cheap panel and control unit and away you go. I put mine on a frame with a leg to keep it up out of the grassI just get a cheapie panel off the Internet now that Maplins has gone. 20 quid and you are sorted...
For the most part I agree with you,the one flaw I have with mine is for one 4_6weeks in winter I don't get enough sunlight to charge fully.( I turn it off after I get the horses in the morning and turn back on at night when they go out, so not a biggie for me)Best electric fencers I’ve had are Pel 705s from kiwi kit, not cheap to buy but being solar powered theres no battery’s to buy but more importantly as they never suffer a weak battery I’ve never had anything go through a fence with one.
It’s not quite true about not having a battery to change they do have a small motorbike battery in them that the solar panel charges, I haven’t had to replace one yet.
Quick vist to eBay.
I stick with the Rutland esb's. 325's on green crop or sheep runs over 6k and for training in Autumn. Then onto 200's or 202's. The 202's don't seem to last anything like the 200's do though. I don't like spending a lot on units, they seem to walk off a bit too regularly to invest lots in each one. I do buy second hand 200's if I se them on eBay. Even if it's just to scavenge them for parts.
Not yet. I do engrave my name on the back of them so I should know if I buy one of my own back. £60 on eBay is still better than £160 for a new one. The thought has crossed my mind many times "which poor sod has lost a unit this week?"They ‘walk off a bit too regularly’ but you ‘buy secondhand 200s if you see them on eBay’? Have you managed to buy one of your own back yet??
This is more or less what I’m using for mine @white_stuffed a 40w panel and very similar controller.Quick vist to eBay.
What are you wanting to power is the first question before spending a penny .
A small electric fencer through the summer is a totally different ball game to running 5km of sheep wire in mid Winter. A water pump to a water tank is a real power hog!
Once you know the likely drain on your battery, then you can suss out what size panel you need and a charge controller to match. Calculate for a decent battery too, something like an 80amp leisure battery is a good all rounder.
Summat like this will do a fencer most of the year.
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someone in bristol carboot regularly has good fencers along with other tools for sale (irish accent) £15-20 each (priced on physical size not power lol ) , all working , one last year one had a swindon postcode etched on side , was tempted to ring and find out if it was nickedNot yet. I do engrave my name on the back of them so I should know if I buy one of my own back. £60 on eBay is still better than £160 for a new one. The thought has crossed my mind many times "which poor sod has lost a unit this week?"
Guaranteed!!! The little scrote!someone in bristol carboot regularly has good fencers for sale (irish accent) £15-20 each (priced on physical size not power lol ) , all working , one last year one had a swindon postcode etched on side , was tempted to ring and find out if it was nicked
an old woman !! and police are always just walking by no questionsGuaranteed!!! The little scrote!
was a biggish hotline , had sn postcode ,Could have been one of ours...
Could have been one of ours...