Suzie Q
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The dcara you sound like the one who can answer the question.
Is it okay to have a continuous fence charge with livestock?
Is it okay to have a continuous fence charge with livestock?
agmantoo":1v0k9cp1 said:Here is a copy and paste from the specs of a continuous charger.
This charger can be used for electric fence containment of pigs, cattle, horses, deer, cows, sheep and goats.
Our Fi-Shock™ Light Duty Charger, a high-power, low-cost electric powered fence charger, is durable and reliable. It has a continuous AC current output and a weather resistant cabinet to protect the ciruitry of the charger (however, there are exposed connectors that should not become wet since that can potentially short out the units). Light duty refers to the 10 acre range of this charger.
It uses a 1 amp fuse, with a fused panel for downline protection against power surges. To top off these excellent features, this light duty electric fence charger has a one year limited warranty.
Voltage:
Input Voltage: 110-120 VAC, 60 Hz, .027 A, 10 W
Output Voltage: 1.2 KV +/- 20% open circuit voltage
As supported by this spec sheet you can see the output is 1200 volts and is limited to a 1 amp output. A continuous output of this low level should not afford a major shock risk. On the other hand neither does it afford an adequate output to contain cattle. It is a published and recognized fact that cattle containment needs a minimum of 3500 volts at the point of containment. IMO, a low voltage charger/energizer is just a training tool to condition cattle to breach a fence.
dcara said:Thanks for your effort SQ. I checked the post and did not see a reference regarding the legality of continuous charges. Unless you or someone else provides a supporting reference ( or I can find such a reference myself) I will consider continuous chargers to be legal.
My opinions on the this subject are that
1) Agmantoo's comment on continuous charges keeping an animal disabled I believe to be true, but only if the animal became entangled when the wire was shorted out for some reason.
2) Given that the time between pulses on a pulse type charger is only about 2-3 seconds, which is not enough time to recover from the pulse, a pulse type charger will keep an animal disabled also if entangled. However, it could be considered more humane.
3) One technical reason to use pulse type charges on solar and battery type's is that they conserve battery life.
I think the big deal is they catch things on fire...............
Any where they aren;t they should be. I got hung on one once on charged barbed wire.JW IN VA":3aklwzme said:Continuous chargers are illegal inVa.
dun":3teq1e2v said:Any where they aren;t they should be. I got hung on one once on charged barbed wire.JW IN VA":3teq1e2v said:Continuous chargers are illegal inVa.