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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 748392" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I would not rely on any sort of electric wire as my only perimeter fence.</p><p></p><p>If I understand your post you have an existing, maybe barb wire perimeter fence and are adding a hot wire inside?</p><p></p><p>In that case I would use 14 ga steel. It is much easier to work with than 12.5 ga hi tensile which is intended to be just that - tensioned to hi tension and used as part of a permanent fence.</p><p></p><p>Maybe clean up the old fence as best possible and use 5" standoffs on the inside of the existing T-posts or wood posts with ceramic insulators (not plastic) on the ends and corners as Beckett describes.</p><p></p><p>I had some fence put up by a good contractor but he used plastic insulators at the ends and corners. They are forever shorting out. I have on espot that my meter says is the location of a short but it looks ok.</p><p></p><p>The plastic must have split inside and shorting out even though there is no visible problem. Replacing this area with ceramic insulators is on my to-do list for spring. I had to shut that section off for the winter.</p><p></p><p>By the way, if it is an old fence and on very old non std size tee posts the best insulator I have ever found for an old fence is a 9" heavy duty standoff. These will keep cattle back from pushing on an older fence. </p><p></p><p>Here is where I found these insulators: <a href="http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=24440&cat_id=46" target="_blank">http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=24440&cat_id=46</a></p><p></p><p>Here is a picture of an older fence I stood up grubbed out and used these HD insulators on.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab336/SRBeef/IMG_1679.jpg?t=1269806155" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>If this is what you are doing I would just use a good Red Brand US made 14 ga wire. It's more than enough electrical conductor and you really can't stretch it anywhere near as tight as 12.5 ga is designed for or you will distort your fence especially if you have any hills as shown or curves.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 748392, member: 7509"] I would not rely on any sort of electric wire as my only perimeter fence. If I understand your post you have an existing, maybe barb wire perimeter fence and are adding a hot wire inside? In that case I would use 14 ga steel. It is much easier to work with than 12.5 ga hi tensile which is intended to be just that - tensioned to hi tension and used as part of a permanent fence. Maybe clean up the old fence as best possible and use 5" standoffs on the inside of the existing T-posts or wood posts with ceramic insulators (not plastic) on the ends and corners as Beckett describes. I had some fence put up by a good contractor but he used plastic insulators at the ends and corners. They are forever shorting out. I have on espot that my meter says is the location of a short but it looks ok. The plastic must have split inside and shorting out even though there is no visible problem. Replacing this area with ceramic insulators is on my to-do list for spring. I had to shut that section off for the winter. By the way, if it is an old fence and on very old non std size tee posts the best insulator I have ever found for an old fence is a 9" heavy duty standoff. These will keep cattle back from pushing on an older fence. Here is where I found these insulators: [url]http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=24440&cat_id=46[/url] Here is a picture of an older fence I stood up grubbed out and used these HD insulators on. [img]http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab336/SRBeef/IMG_1679.jpg?t=1269806155[/img] If this is what you are doing I would just use a good Red Brand US made 14 ga wire. It's more than enough electrical conductor and you really can't stretch it anywhere near as tight as 12.5 ga is designed for or you will distort your fence especially if you have any hills as shown or curves. Good luck. Jim [/QUOTE]
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