Could well be your fence earthing somewhere.I put 3 earth rods down a yard apart and conected them together and put them to the fencer unit . I checked the power where i connected it to the wire to the fence and am only getting 2 lights lighting up . Do i need more earth rods ??
Useing this wire but its 2.5 instead of 1.6 . I found this says put earth bars 15ft apart ??? Iv mine about 3ft apart .
How many lights on the tester with just the energiser connected?I put 3 earth rods down a yard apart and conected them together and put them to the fencer unit . I checked the power where i connected it to the wire to the fence and am only getting 2 lights lighting up . Do i need more earth rods ??
Yes.no fence involvedI will try this do you mean just connect the tester direct to the fencer .
Highly likely I'd say, touching something bad even in one place can kill a fence stone dead, same goes for a lot of vegetation touching it along the line.How many lights on the tester with just the energiser connected?
Sounds to me like theres a short
I will try this do you mean just connect the tester direct to the fencer .
Yes.no fence involved
Highly likely I'd say, touching something bad even in one place can kill a fence stone dead, same goes for a lot of vegetation touching it along the line.
Testing the fencer at the actual fencer is not recommended doesnt give a true reading of the fencer . Remove the wire you have coming from the fencer where it`s connected to the actual electric fence best place to test it (so i`m told ) . More earth bars the better . If then your getting 5 lights and only 3 when connected to the wire you`v a big earth somewhere or lot`s of small things wrong . What size is / make is the fencer could it be that it`s too small for the acerage it has to cover .
is it an age thing, years ago I would do it by the book. now, its a kinda, quickest job will do the finestWalk the fence, if your father was like mine and stapled to the trees you'll have to take those ones out as as the tree grows out it pushes the insulator out and can short on the staple but you mightn't see/hear it. Also if you can do the fence in sections, i.e.just start at the beginning and test each bit at a time
Walk the fence, if your father was like mine and stapled to the trees you'll have to take those ones out as as the tree grows out it pushes the insulator out and can short on the staple but you mightn't see/hear it. Also if you can do the fence in sections, i.e.just start at the beginning and test each bit at a time
is it an age thing, years ago I would do it by the book. now, its a kinda, quickest job will do the finest
I bought a bad batch of insulators, they caused me no end of trouble before I realised that they were not doing their job.
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I'm not sure if the steel is too close to the surface or there is something in the plastic making it conduct electricity, but they didn't insulate at all.What was the problem ? Im useing the tube insulators on and new fence .