Electric fence how many volts

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Recipes by Sharon Bowers. Newsletter Sign up to receive sneak peeks, monthly ebook sales, and news from the Berkshires. If you have clean fences with little vegetation load you may not need as much voltage. Heavy vegetation loads may require more voltage to keep the vegetation under control. Are you going to spray your fence lines? Will your type of livestock graze up to the fence? Are you going to occasionally weed-eat your fence lines?

The type of conductor, or wire, that you will use will have a bearing on your voltage. Class III hi-tensile On the other hand some types of poliwire products have much more resistance and will gobble up some of your voltage over longer distances. The comments, above, are just some of the considerations you should think about when you target a voltage range.

These numbers above are an approximate recommendation and should be considered as a minimum voltage range. Thus, for most of the year you will probably have more voltage than shown above. If you start out with higher voltage during the winter and spring months — then when the vegetation does invade your fence creating a load in spring and early summer — you will still have an adequate amount of shocking power to control your animals.

It is not uncommon depending on fence load to drop from 10, volts in March to 5 or 6, volts in early June. Thats OK! But, on the other hand, if you go from 5, volts down to 2, volts — youre going to have a problem. We get a lot of calls regarding this scenario. If you are using a voltmeter with a fault finder or fence compass, sometimes you get nervous about readings of 20 to 40 amps. What you are seeing is often an accumulation of grass and weeds on your fence. If, as you walk your fence and the amps drop as you go, it is probably an indication that the amps showing are an accumulation of grass, etc.

Watch your voltage at this time as well. Gates Tips Use a good quality gate kit. Underground coated wire is required to transfer power from one side of the gate to another. Braces Braces are the backbone of any good fence. Tips For a one wire paddock division a lighter brace can be used. Ensure the horizontal brace is 2. There are many options to build braces; most critical is to have corner posts 4 to 5" at least at 3. In addition the horizontal brace and straining wire have to be installed correctly.

Posts Tips Post spacing can be up to feet with high tensile wire on level ground. On hilly ground spacing should not exceed feet. Training Livestock to Respect an Electric Fence When training livestock to respect an electric fence it is a good idea to use a smaller pasture, approximately three to four acres in size, with a 3 to 4 electrified wire fence.

Fence Maintenance One of the most useful tools will be a volt meter or a fault finder. Solar Option When trying to graze livestock in remote areas, where power is not available solar panels are an option. Temporary Fencing Electrified, high tensile wire can be used as an economical, easily install and portal fencing option.

Dont's of Electric Fencing Do not power barb wire. Do not use barb wire on gates. Do not use your gate wire to transfer power from one side of the brace to the other. Do not leave your fence tight over winter; the wire will contract and pull your braces out of line. Do not overtighten your wire when installing - just take out the slack. Do not turn cattle out into a strange pasture or with cattle that have not been trained to electric fence.

Can dig to reach prey so place first wire low to the ground. Bears 5, V Thick, insulating fur requires high voltage. Bait fences to train avoidance. Deer and Elk 4, - 5, V Move quickly and often run through fences unseen so make fence highly visible. Small Nuisance Animals 1, - 2, V Start wires close to ground as small and most species prone to digging. Helpful Information. Animal voltage requirements. Battery care tips.

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