Posted by Billy NY on April 16, 2011 at 07:54:26 from (74.67.3.54):
I was wondering, after repairing a single strand fence, which has wood posts, 1"x6" wood top rail and steel mesh/ag type/livestock fence below the top rail to the ground, stapled to the posts about testing same.
The charger is a 5 mile Zareba, plug in receptacle type, the run is 350-400 feet or so, 3 copper clad earth grounds, 3 feet into moist soil,(cannot get any deeper) properly clamped and #10 copper wire, feeder to electric strand is same, no splices, insulators are good, nothing touching. Feeder is securely twisted together, wire nut tightened, and tightly sealed in electrical tape copper and galvanized steel wire are dissimilar metals/materials, so maybe it will oxidize at some point. Used to be common to find stainless steel wire when I was a kid, must be too expensive now.
At the charger, the tester reads 4000, its a black plastic case, inexpensive type, has 5 filaments that illuminate, you have to shade to see them, I think max is 5000, I assume measured in volts, but am unsure for this application what that means. Electric fence for dummies
Test at the strand, it reads about the same, 4000, however, you can keep your index finger on it, feel a tingle, then bridge with your thumb and hardly notice it, however move that thumb down to the metal fabric/livestock fence, you get a real nice jolt, you cannot hold your hand there. What I am wondering, does a horse with front shoes on, in moist ground, get the same jolt or is he getting what I described for the index finger ?
Our stallion lives in here, he's a well mannered, friendly fellow, never any trouble, really kind of an exception, I trust him more than any other horse in the barn, all the riders love this guy. The only reason for the strand is, he cribs and knocks the rails off sometimes.
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