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How To Make A Well-Grounded Fence

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How To Make A Well-Grounded Fence

For your fence to function correctly, your earth (ground) system must be perfect. But very few are, despite the instructions provided with most energizers. Also I've not seen an instruction book with complete details of how to achieve perfect earthing and completely trouble-free operation in all respects. So I'll give all I know here:Most farms seem to have earth systems which can't cope with the flow of electrons coming back to it from fences with poor insulation, leakage into vegetation, and the occasional wire which breaks and touches the ground or touches a non-insulated wire. Energizers have become more powerful,...

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Guide to Good Electric Fence Grounding

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Guide to Good Electric Fence Grounding

When the energiser earth system can't absorb the increased flow of electrons from leakage, electrons find other ways of getting back to the power supply earth system. Energisers put out thousands of volts, and just one volt through the cow's mouth or teats can upset her. Here are methods to follow to avoid that: The energiser earth system must be installed well away -- at least 10 m (33 feet) from mains power earth peg, preferably on the opposite side of the building. Use 25-mm (1-inch) or larger diameter new or near new galvanised pipe driven as deeply as possible...

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Benefits of using an Cyclops Electric Fence Charger.

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Benefits of using an Cyclops Electric Fence Charger.

The Cyclops Electric fence charger brand is a very popular American made product. One of the best ones and most selling models is the Cyclops Champ energizer. The champ comes into versions. An 110 V AC model which plugs into a wall outlet or a 12 V battery unit. If your unit needs to be in a remote location. Cyclops also has Solar power conversion kits which are available from www.cyclopsfence.com .    The Champ has a power rating of five output jewels. Which makes it a very strong model for farms and ranches up to 50 acres. This model is...

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4 of the best electric fence chargers for your farm

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4 of the best electric fence chargers for your farm

  We have evaluated many brands of electric fence chargers and energizers for you. Our staff has extensively tested many brands and came up with a the four energizers you should consider purchasing when building an electric fence or adding to your Electric fence on your farm.   One of the best and most affordable fence charger is from Cyclopsfence.com. The Cyclops  is a very functional model that packs a whopping 8 joules of power. The Brute is available in two forms. The AC powered model or the DC/12 V battery model.   The Cyclops brand of fence energizers are...

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Best AC Fence Charger: Powerful - Up to 32 Joules!

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Best AC Fence Charger: Powerful - Up to 32 Joules!

The Cyclops Brand Electric Fence Charger from www.cyclopsfence.com Sometimes your needs may exceed what is normal. Generally, five to ten joules of output power is more than enough to detract would be predators, pests, or aggressive livestock from testing an electric fence more than once. However, there are always those instances when “enough” simply is not good enough. In this case, you need something that will not only deliver a wallop of a shock but leave the offending animal a little reminder to remember you by. That is where Taylor Fence’s Cyclops comes into play. With a 32-joule energy output,...

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