Cyclops Electric Fence Chargers and Energizers Information Hub — Electric Fence News & Information

Electric fencing is ideal for grazing or pasture management by containing animals on a selected area of pasture or crop. It also may be used to protect gardens and landscapes from animal damage. " Electric fencing is safer, more effective, easier to install and cheaper than conventional fencing." How it works A pulsed electric current is sent along the fence wire, about one pulse per second, from an energizer which is also connected to the ground. When the animal touches the fence it completes the circuit between the fence and the ground and receives a short, sharp but safe shock....

  In electric fence terms, a joule is defined as a unit of energy used to measure the distance a given weight can be moved in a unit of time or the amount of heat produced in a resistor by electrical current. The joule is commonly described as one watt second. The joule does not measure the effectiveness or safety of electric shock

  In non-technical terms, low impedance means the electric fence charger is designed to effectively shock through vegetation and other foreign matters contacting the charged wire. Vegetation such as grass, weeds, vines, etc., contacting the charged wire tend to impede or stop the flow of electricity by "grounding out" the fence. This is a common problem which exists on most electric fence installations.The low impedance fence charger is a solid-state capacitor discharge design and has enough power to force the shock through vegetation. It is recommended that the charged fence wire be kept clean of all vegetation, etc. to ensure...

Fence chargers only cost us pennies per day, folks tell us. Now here’s how you can figure how many pennies at your place. Editors Note: This comes to us from Steve Freeman’s Pasture Pro blog and was written by Gary Duncan. Gary has been active in the fence business for over 15 years. He also raises Highland cattle in a management intensive grazing system and was the first person to market the PasturePro post back in 2005. Over the years many people have asked me – how much is it going to cost to run my fence charger? I usually respond...

"I love my Cyclops electric fence charger".  I heard that today from a repeat electric fence customer. They are adding pasture on their farm. Its connected to a farm next door and they will operate the energizer off the power from that barn. They were so please that the energizer we sold then 3 years ago has not given them any trouble, and does what it promised to do. It keeps the cattle in and is the hardest working thing on the farm. Thank you Bob, from Indiana! Your new cyclops fencer will ship out tomorrow!