I am looking into electric fencing-the type that consists of metal posts with multiple alternating wires on it and powered by a car battery with a solor panel for charging. I think i would feel safer at night with that around my home if things go badly. I know they will keep cows where you want them. Does anyone know if they will also detour two legged critters from getting in, or at least cause them to let out a noise that would warn you they are coming? I'm a little shy of asking the UFA about that use for them.
Speaking from experience of both Battery and mains - you get a shock out of them. (can also get solar units in OZ) they send out an electric pulse at regular intervals and if the unit is near by they make a distinctive 'tick - tick'.
Not a good deterant as grass will short them out. Throw a stick on the wire/tape and you have earthed out and then you feel nothing - got zapped from a thin piece of grass once that was tall and when the wind blew it it hit the wire and cancelled or reduced the charge a lot. An old trick to test them is get a piece of GREEN grass (approx 20 to 30cm -8 to 10 inches) the longer, the better.
Put the tip on the electric wire and slowly slide the grass accross it - you will gradually feel an increasing strengthening pulsation sensation in your finger tips. NB: do not do that with mains electrical wiring only do this with energiser unit electric fencing.
Another caution that MUST be mentioned, is, Also be aware in the summer in fire prone areas they can start fires.
You could ask - "What happens if I or a child accidentally touches one?" that would be a legit question in my book.
I'm old, tired and crotchety - what's your excuse???
Okay-that helps me out. I had wondered how intense it would be coming from a battery. The shorting out and fire could be a real concern. My thoughts were only to to have it on at night, but I just wanted a deterent not something dangerous, so I will have to consider something else. Maybe some sort of alarm that could run off a battery that could be solar charged.
Okay-that helps me out. I had wondered how intense it would be coming from a battery. The shorting out and fire could be a real concern. My thoughts were only to to have it on at night, but I just wanted a deterent not something dangerous, so I will have to consider something else. Maybe some sort of alarm that could run off a battery that could be solar charged.
Not sure what kind of electrical fence is being discussed here, but all farmers use them and there isn't a risk of fire, and it takes more then a piece of grass to short them out. A tree can fall on them and they will still work; poorly but they will still work if the charge was high from the beginning. A good high quality fencing unit is designed to operate with a lot of grass but that doesn't mean you get lazy about maintainance. A good high quality fencing unit will also run you around $700.00 and the number of strands of wire you would need to keep people out is going to cost dearly as well. Solar fencing units don't pack the punch of hard wired ones.
I guarantee you will squeal and squeal loudly if you touch mine. They won't keep people out with half a brain though, because all you have to do is roll under it or simply bite your tongue and get it over with. An electrified chain fence is not going to be permitted although an electric wire running around the top, will certainly keep someone from climbing over it and will be much easier to maintain then a regular electric fence with much less likelyhood of it getting grounded out.
After all that though, hang the danger; electric warning signs on the fence and most people are too scared to risk touching it because they don't really understand how they work or how much charge they will receive.
Although common in farming communities some municipalities in Ontario have by laws prohibiting electric fences within their boundaries. I would be a good idea to check first.
Plus you could be held liable for any injuries... physical or psychological that would be incured. HUGE liability... akin to boobytrapping your property if you are on anything other than a farm.
I have to say, I deal with a 3 and a 5 wire fence setup nearly daily. My fencing is tied to the grid though, it's a unit in the barn hardwired into the utility - it keeps the sheep in where we want them.
I've stepped over the 3 wire...in shorts and got it. It makes you jump, little more.
And for the first little while when we got it installed - I completely regret having it installed and not doing it myself - I used to test it by grabbing it by hand to make sure it was working. It would jolt me up, but it's in pulses, so I'd be able to let it go.
Would I use it for home defense? Well, it's better then nothing. But it's not incredibly deterring if one's familiar with it. You can hear it snapping because it's always grounded somewhere by weeds or grass. If its a 3 wire setup with step in posts, for use in rotating pasture setups, one could just reach between the wires and pull out the post. Once its on the ground its easy to step over.
If I had the time and money, I'd use a tangle wire setup bushes/shrubs to deter people from advancing on my property where I don't want them. I'd string up some sort of noise maker - like some pepples inside pop cans or something over the tangle wire. Not sure how effective the noise makers would be, but brambles and tangle wire would work really well I'd wager.
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The idea of tangle wire is a good one. It would be a pain to get through specially with a flashlight in one hand. Some sort of sound maker would be good.
Hi dear today i talk about An electric fence works by sending a signal to a specially designed collar, which will then issue a small static electrical
discharge, similar to the kind you can get from walking along the carpet and touching a doorknob, but a little more
painful. Without the collar, the "fence" does nothing.
If you're referring to a metal fence that has an electrical wire along the top, or has electricity coursing through some part
of it, it's possible that it could harm your cat, but the specifics are very dependent on how the fence is set up.
Hi An electric fence works by sending a signal to a specially designed collar, which will then issue a small static electrical discharge, similar to the kind you can get from walking along the carpet and touching a doorknob, but a little more painful. Without the collar, the "fence" does nothing.
If you're referring to a metal fence that has an electrical wire along the top, or has electricity coursing through some part of it, it's possible that it could harm your cat, but the specifics are very dependent on how the fence is set up.
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