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Re: Electric Fence

I guess I should read ahead before I answer a post.  Someone else may
have already provided the information.

Steve


Allan Day wrote:
> 
> On Sun 12 Apr, Ross E Stanford wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, 11 Apr 1998 17:58:49 +0000 (GMT) Allan Day
> > <allan@crwys.demon.co.uk> writes:
> > >On Sat 11 Apr, Ross E Stanford wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> Subject:- my electric fence,..........
> 
> Answer You can have as much and as many wires as you like in parallel
> (techie language for all tied together) as long as you keep the
> leakage down i.e. no twigs,grass,leaves, people (alive or dead) hanging
> on the wires, and good insulation all along. Remember you are only
> dealing with a tiny current due to leakage in the standby mode, and
> when an 'event' occurs the resistor in the fencing unit limits the
> current.  I have invested in a checker to find faults. It has a
> number of lights and is connected to the wire to see if the voltage is
> getting around, if not then it is either a poor connection (series
> fault) or there is an unwanted path to ground (shunt). Moist conditions
> can do this temporarily.
> Remember to switch off before carrying out 'technical adjustments'
> (fixes) or you may have cause to regret it!
> --
> Allan Day 41  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk Tel:- 01432
> 275443 (+answer m/c)
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