- Location
- Northern Ireland
The hotline is good value at 0.65J and 200 quid to buy.
Solar Electric Fencing
- Thread starter Martyn
- Start date
They are all pretty good but in my experience Gallagher has the best warranty. I've found they are either fine for ages or break within a month. I've lost a s100 going down the road, and I watched it in the mirrors bouncing on the tarmac and bits of plastic case flying everywhere, but it still works fine. I've never had a to charge one, and they work every day of the year, but wouldn't be the most powerful, but perfectly adequate for sensible cows.
I'm looking for a more powerful one for whipping my R2s into line this summer. My collection of old car batteries is getting a bit crap, and the little barstewards soon work out when they've gone flat.
Plas king
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- Location
- North Wales
Has anybody bought a solar panel off the internet and rigged it up to charge the battery?I see you can buy a 25 watt solar panel for under £40.Would you need something to stop over charging the battery?Ive been on the phone with kiwi kit and they want £250 to £300 for the same thing.
Coximus
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I have one brought from aldi - it doesnt over charge as it has a cut of circuit in it. Very good and kepta batt charged from march till mid November this year, the bat never dipped bellow 13v running a 2joule 3 strand set up around 22 acres. Doing about half needed now but adds a week before the bat needs swapping.
Plas king
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- Location
- North Wales
How much was that?
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
Are you pleased with it?
Martyn
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- Location
- South west
its ok. we have purchased two gallagher ones since seam better made and 7year warentee
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
Rang Griggs after kiwikit and the Gallagher with the 7 years warranty looks the better buy.
Battery is only warranty for 3 months with gallagher as we have found out, hotline warranty for battery is a year, it's what seems to go first.
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
I didn’t know that. I have ordered the Gallagher one now so will see how it goes.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunshine-B...tery&qid=1558543250&s=gateway&sr=8-4-fkmrnull
we bought this panel for £89.99 , fixed it to a fence post, keeps fencer battery charged all year. too much hassle for a strip grazing fence though.
we bought this panel for £89.99 , fixed it to a fence post, keeps fencer battery charged all year. too much hassle for a strip grazing fence though.
- Location
- Kernow!
Griggs told me 5 year warrenty on Gallagher fencer including batteries.
Brother inlaw has sent two back a couple of week ago and they don't come under the 7 year warranty or that's what they told him
- Location
- Wales
To be fair the only thing that'll really nacker the battery is if it's left in a discharged state, say in the back if a shed over winter... when stored I try to make sure they're somewhere with some daylight falling on the panel to keep the battery voltage up.
Even then the 12v 7.2ah battery's can be brought for £15 online not a fortune...
- Location
- Devon
I know this is a old post in a thread revival, and that I've strayed into the dairy section, as evidenced by the satisfaction expressed with fencers with 0.5 - 0.75 joules output.
However I bought a 40w panel with built in regulator 4 years ago for £90 and it will keep a 2.5 joules output fencer going all summer and 1 change of battery during winter.
Homesy
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- Location
- North West Devon
What make and where did you buy it ?
Would agree, but just pointing out the 7 year warranty doesn't cover the battery or I would have purchased a gallagher instead of a Hotline
- Location
- Devon
I had it from Sunstore .
Guess this would be the equivalent though not exactly the same.
https://www.sunstore.co.uk/product/12v-solar-battery-charger-40w-briefcase/
But I would presume the tech has moved on in the last 4 years and there MAY be better/ cheaper alternatives now?