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<blockquote data-quote="Bez" data-source="post: 97813" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Disconnect the fencer from the fence. You have some work to do. </p><p></p><p>First - pound at least three 8 foot aluminum or copper ground rods into the ground. Place them at least 10 feet apart. Place the closest rod at least 10 feet from the fencer - more is better.</p><p></p><p>Buy some connectors from your supply store - ask for ground rod connectors. The supply clerk - if s/he is any good will immediately now what you are looking for. Get the copper ones if you can - I believe them to be the best. Connect up all of these with one long piece of wire and then connect to the fencer.</p><p></p><p>Second. Go buy a bucket full of insulators. I use what are called Black Widow insulators - but any good quality insulator will work. Use a 4" nail to hold them to the wooden posts. Get some T-post insulators if you need them - once again the supply clerk will know and help you.</p><p></p><p>Now, it is time to go for a walk.</p><p></p><p>Those old insulators that are holding the existing fence wire are not always going to prevent shorts. I look at them real close and if I have any doubt I yank them off and replace them. Be darned sure to pick up any old wire pieces, nails, screws and old insulators that you drop on the ground - do not need any animals catching the dreaded hardware disease.</p><p></p><p>String the wire. Make darned sure nothing is touching that wire that might short out the electrical current. A couple of small pieces of grass or such can cause you a great deal of grief unless you get a fencer that can push current through foliage. Your dealer will know. I strictly use the "heavy brush" models because of the terrain we pasture.</p><p></p><p>Hook up the fence and turn it on.</p><p></p><p>I use my hand to test - if there is no bite, take off your boot and stand in your socks - now it should bite.</p><p></p><p>If not, you have a short. Time for a walk again. Listen and look. Shorts will make a snapping sound. See where the wire is touching something and fix it by not letting it touch. You might want to mark the spot until you have a chance to go back and turn the power off.</p><p></p><p>Walk the entire fence line and test the fence for power. Listen and mark any shorts. Fix them all.</p><p></p><p>Oh, if you do not want to test by grabbing with your hand, you can use your "fence tester" - it does the same trick.</p><p></p><p>If this does not work - then you might want to test the fencer - I have bought duds upon ocaission. Not often, but it does happen.</p><p></p><p>If I have missed anything, there will be someone to let us know. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Bez</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez, post: 97813, member: 412"] Disconnect the fencer from the fence. You have some work to do. First - pound at least three 8 foot aluminum or copper ground rods into the ground. Place them at least 10 feet apart. Place the closest rod at least 10 feet from the fencer - more is better. Buy some connectors from your supply store - ask for ground rod connectors. The supply clerk - if s/he is any good will immediately now what you are looking for. Get the copper ones if you can - I believe them to be the best. Connect up all of these with one long piece of wire and then connect to the fencer. Second. Go buy a bucket full of insulators. I use what are called Black Widow insulators - but any good quality insulator will work. Use a 4" nail to hold them to the wooden posts. Get some T-post insulators if you need them - once again the supply clerk will know and help you. Now, it is time to go for a walk. Those old insulators that are holding the existing fence wire are not always going to prevent shorts. I look at them real close and if I have any doubt I yank them off and replace them. Be darned sure to pick up any old wire pieces, nails, screws and old insulators that you drop on the ground - do not need any animals catching the dreaded hardware disease. String the wire. Make darned sure nothing is touching that wire that might short out the electrical current. A couple of small pieces of grass or such can cause you a great deal of grief unless you get a fencer that can push current through foliage. Your dealer will know. I strictly use the "heavy brush" models because of the terrain we pasture. Hook up the fence and turn it on. I use my hand to test - if there is no bite, take off your boot and stand in your socks - now it should bite. If not, you have a short. Time for a walk again. Listen and look. Shorts will make a snapping sound. See where the wire is touching something and fix it by not letting it touch. You might want to mark the spot until you have a chance to go back and turn the power off. Walk the entire fence line and test the fence for power. Listen and mark any shorts. Fix them all. Oh, if you do not want to test by grabbing with your hand, you can use your "fence tester" - it does the same trick. If this does not work - then you might want to test the fencer - I have bought duds upon ocaission. Not often, but it does happen. If I have missed anything, there will be someone to let us know. Good luck. Bez [/QUOTE]
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