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Chuck (CA)

02-05-2008 16:32:55

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The dogs found out there"s a whole bunch more world out there, and now they just gotta explore.
There digging under the livestock fencing, so we"re going to run an electric fence.
I was looking at the solar powered ones at TSC and was wondering if they"re any good.
I like the idea of not worrying about a battery draining down and the fence isn"t really close to a 110v.
Any thoughts or suggestions? I have a pie shape 5 acre parcel.

Thanks in advance
Chuck

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dave2

02-08-2008 05:49:53

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

Parmak makes some good ones for a reasonable price (I've got 5) They are low impedence so you may not have to do any cutting. They work through about anything, just don't put out much more than 4k volts on the fence. A good ground is important. I put a strand around our back yard and only left a charger on for about a week a couple of years ago. Dogs avoid that wire like the plague.

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Bill in Colo

02-07-2008 12:16:09

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

I have some friends who use them to heat up ten miles of fence at time (they 120 miles of hi tensile electric) they use solar chargers built in Germany and New Zealand ,they use the upper end chargers in the 7-900 dollar range. Their fences put out about 6500 volt..Lightning is their biggest problem.

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Chuck (CA)

02-06-2008 17:38:52

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

Thanks to all of you for the advice. I'll be spending the next few days getting the ground and livestock fencing ready and then see about the charger. Since it's going to be for the dogs, I got a lot of weed wacking and prepping to do... the wire is only going to be about 8 inches off the ground. I hope my back is up to the task.

Chuck

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Balatonm

02-06-2008 07:49:50

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

There the some of the best fencers out there, They arnt sceap but there werth it. We used one on 15 acers of pasture, and it worked all the way around.

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JD9295

02-06-2008 04:17:35

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

got 2 of them clicking off as we speak, one is 3 years old other i bought last summer.
Go ahead and buy a copper ground rod and just mount the fence charger right on it and youll be ready to go.
I also have one of the 4 D battery ones they sell, use it to make a temp cross fence at times at another pasture, it WILL get your attention

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T_Bone

02-06-2008 01:45:53

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

Hi Chuck,

You can accomplish the same thing with buying a 1w or 2w PV to direct charge the battery as any PV under 5w output doesn't need a CC (voltage regulator) to keep the battery charged nor will the they over charge the battery.

If you look around the web you can find 1w/2w PV's for around $20. That would be cheaper than what there asking for the premade solar fence chargers.

You'll need to check the battery water level and clean the connections about once every 3mths or so.

T_Bone

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Eric SEI

02-05-2008 20:35:10

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

We use a solar powered charger to keep deer out of the garden, mostly works for that, but it sure works for the dog.

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Bendee

02-05-2008 18:39:51

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

Solar is the best seeing there is no mains power.when its operating,I assume they are your dogs,give them a bath then take them down to the location, one hit and it's firmly implanted in their mind.

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Rauville

02-05-2008 17:16:16

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

Just be sure you have it where thieves won't find it too easily. We have lost two of them, and both required a trip off the road and through a hay field to locate them.

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Garry in OK

02-05-2008 17:10:48

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

I had a solar Parmak for 6-8 yrs or so. It just thumped along and was still operational when I retired it. All of my fence problems (except for 1 battery) were stuff like bugs, cobwebs, weeds, dry ground, etc.

I got into the fence once while wet with sweat. My arm and shoulder ached the rest of the day. So me and the cows both stayed away after that.

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tele tech

02-05-2008 16:51:31

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

Well we had one that we used one summer to fence off a small area near a hunting camp. Never heard the thing click-click-click like a 110v. one and never could get a good tester reading from it,the cows seemed to respect it so I assumed it was working. Well as summer went on and the pasture got short the whole herd blasted through,making a huge mess of wire and temp.posts. Needless to say it was retired. I tried using it again this fall and got "0" output from it. Maybe a lighting strike? Who knows? It was the model from TSC. That was our experience Chris

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GRJ

02-05-2008 16:46:28

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Re: Solar Electric Fence Box? in reply to Chuck (CA), 02-05-2008 16:32:55

I never thought much of the solar chargers until I bought one this past summer. Face it south in good sunlight and you will have more than enough for 5 acres. Be sure to get a good ground on the fencer and it will work fine.

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