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Re: electric slug fence

On Sun 21 Jun,  DALE   NEIL wrote:
> Hi Stan,
> 
> >Hey, the electric slug fence works.
> >Here's what I did.
> >I took a 10 ft. piece of 1/2 inch poly tubing,(the type used for 
> drip
> >irrigation systems) and used electrical tape to hold the 17 gauge
> >fence wire to the top of the poly tubing, about every 12 inches or
> 
> I appreciate you  trying this out because I am at war with the little 
> buggers. One thing that you might want to consider is that there are 
> a slew of slugs out there less than 1/2 inch long and even the ones 
> that are longer can crawl along the tubing without making ground 
> contact at all. Sounds like the idea might need a little tweaking 
> here and there :-) 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Dale Neil
> Zone 5 Rock Island, Ill.  
>
OK so far. The next thing to do then is to put a second wire on top of
the polytube at less than 1/2 inch gap from the first (with a steady
hand) or even one each side and connect the new one(s) to the ground
spike.
I am also thinking of new variants. There exists in the electronic world
conductive plastic, in foam and solid forms, not as conductive as metal
but quite good, that might be pressed into service. Or what about
aluminium tape. I seem to remember a sort with self-adhesive backing.
And there is stiff polythene pipe down to 1 inch as used in
horticulture, lighter gauge than the usual mains water type.
Or what about conductive paint?
And what is the lowest voltage to kill or deter a slug, with all that
slime around maybe 50 Volts would do the job and be quite safe with kids
and pets, this could be derived direct from batteries or a relatively
simple convertor from a car battery.

I would point out that we must not forget the alternative principle of
non-electric copper barrier, no electric fencer, no batteries.

-- 
Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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