Spark plug vs electric fence voltage question

Britcheflee · Feb 12, 2013

After getting a jolt from the electric fence charger when I was checking to see if it worked I wondered how it compared to a spark plug voltage zap?
I can see how it works...after that initial whack it took a lot of willpower to grab hold of the fence wire to test it!!!
Thankfully it is the pulsed type - not sure I would want to hang on to one of the constant voltage type! :shock:

Dell (WA) · Feb 12, 2013

Lee........my New Zealand electric fence voltage tester measures 10,000 volt peak. Your tractor sparkies should test at least 17,000 volts. My transistorized electronic sparkie will ker-zapp yer butts with 40,000 volt peak. .........Dell, yer self-appointed sparkie-meister

Ken-Pa · Feb 13, 2013

You mentioning grabbing a live spark plug , bring back memories of when I was a kid . My Dad was top notch Ford mechanic After his day at the Ford dealership , he"d do work on peoples cars in the driveway . That was back when points , condensor & rotor caps were replaced to give engines more umph . Dad wouldn"t teach me anything at all pertaining to mechanics , so my job was to hand him a certain tool , & clean up . Dad would see me busy & holler out : Kenneth , here catch . What he threw at me was the old condensor . Has anybody here had the experience or pleasure of a live & hot condensor inside a clenched hand ? It will definitely raise a couple hairs . then another trick he"d pull on me is when he was doing dome welding on a vehicle , especially when it was a rainy dat & of course my shoes were pretty wet , he"d have me hold a piece of steel in place until he could get ittacked in place . The results were quite shocking - to say the least .Oh the memories I carry . God blesss, Ken

Anonymous-0 · Feb 13, 2013

an easier way to check elec. fence is to pee on it..

souNdguy · Feb 13, 2013

you can make a cheap fence tester with a neon bulb or buy one for about 5$ that will show spark intensity based on # of lamps that light up.. etc.

Britcheflee · Feb 13, 2013

(quoted from post at 22:49:49 02/12/13) Lee........my New Zealand electric fence voltage tester measures 10,000 volt peak. Your tractor sparkies should test at least 17,000 volts. My transistorized electronic sparkie will ker-zapp yer butts with 40,000 volt peak. .........Dell, yer self-appointed sparkie-meister

thanks - I think mine is made in new zealand too - I am off to the store to find double insulated lead out wire and some insulators and see if i can re- wire the thing.
If I go to home depot and ask for double insulated wire would they have it in bulk rolls? need 14 gague

old · Feb 13, 2013

Best way to test a fence like that is to take a long piece of grass and lay the end of it on the fence. Slowly push it forward so the distance between the fence and your hand closes up. If the fence is working you will start to feel a jolt but not so bad as to hurt. Cheap easy and not unpleasant

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