Posted by kyplowboy on September 05, 2008 at 21:53:25 from (63.146.226.90):
In Reply to: ELECTRIC FENCE GROUND posted by shortorder on September 05, 2008 at 19:55:19:
Every one gets tired of me saying this, and I swear I don't sell'm but a Gallagher smart fix will save any one hours of head scratch'n and miles of walking. If I loose mine when I get home in the morning I will have another one by dinner on Monday!
Around here you need more than 4' of CLEAN metal to get a good ground. I have been told that the galvanized post that the county/state road crews leave at the end of every back road make good'ns. If you drive 3 of them, 10'+ apart down to where there is only a foot or two out of the ground and bolt your wire too'm it don't get two dry for'm to not work. So I have been told.
If it's only got 2k volts, sounds like he has a short some where if it's a good charger with a GOOD ground. Did he happen to say how many amps he is loose'n? He just needs to start take'n jump wires off till he isolates the problem if it can't be seen/herd from walking the line. I would start with the closest conection to the charger and see what it will put out. If he has a tester that told him he had 2k, take both wires off the box and see what he gets testing the hot stud to the ground stud, just an idea, some boxes will not put out much over 2kv these days.
Just as a point of refrence, my cows have never gotten out at any point over 1.5k. Calves start going under single strand of barb wire some where between .8 and 1.3. I try to keep normal fence at 3 or over. Bull/wean'n pen is 5 wire HT and stays 7K or better, ain't lost a bawler to his momma on the other side yet.
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