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<blockquote data-quote="Pknellie" data-source="post: 7761507" data-attributes="member: 163035"><p>Hi. I've been using an electric fence for many decades with out any significant problems. Using 240 volt PEL with 2.5mm high tensile wire for about 1.5 Kilometers.</p><p>Recently my new neighbour installed an electric fence on our boundary using good quality standoffs and connectors. However he has put in two runs @ 200mm and 500mm off the ground using about 15mm poly-wire for about 2 klm. He has used a separate energiser for each wire. These are medium duty low impedance and specify 9 - 20 gauge wire only. They are self contained solar with lead acid battery (cheap Chinese he says). It states it's good for 5-8 kilometers. So much for the stats now for the problem. It doesn't work and he asked me for help</p><p>I don't want to advise him what I think is wrong causing him to spend more money unless I'm reasonably sure (my experience has not been with his kind of stuff).</p><p>When I test the output of the energiser I get 5.6 kV and zero amps but when I connect it to the poly-wire it drops to 2.8 -3.2 kV and still zero amps. At about 1 klm it drops to 0.8 kV. I find no evidence of a short either physically of continuity testing. Added the amps stay at zero. Question are the energiser units two weak for the job or the poly-wires two light or both. Or am I missing something? I would be grateful for your help.</p><p>Pknellie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pknellie, post: 7761507, member: 163035"] Hi. I've been using an electric fence for many decades with out any significant problems. Using 240 volt PEL with 2.5mm high tensile wire for about 1.5 Kilometers. Recently my new neighbour installed an electric fence on our boundary using good quality standoffs and connectors. However he has put in two runs @ 200mm and 500mm off the ground using about 15mm poly-wire for about 2 klm. He has used a separate energiser for each wire. These are medium duty low impedance and specify 9 - 20 gauge wire only. They are self contained solar with lead acid battery (cheap Chinese he says). It states it's good for 5-8 kilometers. So much for the stats now for the problem. It doesn't work and he asked me for help I don't want to advise him what I think is wrong causing him to spend more money unless I'm reasonably sure (my experience has not been with his kind of stuff). When I test the output of the energiser I get 5.6 kV and zero amps but when I connect it to the poly-wire it drops to 2.8 -3.2 kV and still zero amps. At about 1 klm it drops to 0.8 kV. I find no evidence of a short either physically of continuity testing. Added the amps stay at zero. Question are the energiser units two weak for the job or the poly-wires two light or both. Or am I missing something? I would be grateful for your help. Pknellie [/QUOTE]
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