Electric Fence Earth Cable

When an animal touches the electrically charged fence wire the animal feels the electric current as the charge passes through its body.

Electric fence earth cable. Larger energizers with large fence lines require more earthing rods. Insulated wire which is rated. This connecting wire does not need to be insulated from the ground but must be insulated and separate from the live wires of the fence. See our electric fence energiser range here.

An electric fence is installed as an open circuit originating at the fence energiser with current carried by the fence wire when an animal touches the wire the current flows through the animal down to the ground and returns to the energiser. For an electric fence shock the current produced by an energizer must complete a full circuit. Kencove ships supplies and tools for electric fence portable fence plastic tensile rail fence and non electric high tensile wire to hold and protect cattle horses sheep goats deer elk poultry. The charge then continues the circuit through the earth to the ground rod and then up the ground wire to the ground terminal of the charger.

You can also run an earth return wire parallel to the fence line and connect it to earth. The effectiveness of the fence is the shock in both the meanings of the word. How to drive in a ground rod and connect it to the negative terminal of your charger. It s also very important to use the proper type of wire when making the fence check out our wires tapes and braids here.

For the best results if yusing solid wire use 10 ga. Top quality reasonable prices fast delivery we want to make your fence project a fulfilling success. Showing the 500m limit of an earth system a earth return fence. A wimpy fence charger also know as energiser or energizer gives you a wimpy fence.

The earth system consists of a number of earth rods the provide an effective low resistance path for the current to return to the energizer s earth terminal. Don t skimp here because animals will think a smooth wire fence is a joke without a strong bite and they ll walk right through it. Guide to understanding modern electric fencing. How does earthing work.

Wire is a better conductor than ground so a ground rod approximately every 500 meters will greatly increase the effectiveness of the fence. An electric fence system consists of an electric fence energiser a fence wire or combination of wires supported on insulators fixed on posts these together with the earth system form a pulsed high voltage open loop with the animal being the completing link. In order to properly test the voltage of the fence use an voltmeter designed for electric fences.