Cyclops Electric Fence Chargers and Energizers Information Hub

As a grass farmer I use poly wire day to day to move my herd. In most cases a pasture has 4 sides with fences. In one of our pastures we only own 3 of them sides. This makes it tricky to tie poly wire to without charging the neighbors fence. Tune in and watch this little trick it may help you. Electric fence Insulator trick

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Polywire is a very useful product that most landowners can utilize for paddock divisions, strip grazing, etc. But the fine, metal conductors in polywire and polytape products create a very high resistance to current flow. Therefore, don’t depend on it for long runs. Use six-strand and nine-strand polywire with stainless steel conductors for temporary fencing. Six-strand polywire has a resistance of 9,700 ohms per mile, and three-strand polywire has a resistance of 16,000 ohms per mile.

When making permanent connections in electrical fences, make sure that the joins make good electrical connections. One loose connection can equal a resistance of 500 ohms, and a few loose connections can cause a significant voltage drop. Use good-quality crimp sleeves, crimped with the proper crimping tool, to make electrical connections. A round, hard material such as high-tensile wire does not make a good electrical connection when wrapped back around itself. Therefore, avoid knots and wraps unless the person constructing the system has the ability to make tight wraps.   Too many graziers depend upon their energizers being able to...