Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Grasses, Pastures & Hay
Electric fence
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="kenny thomas" data-source="post: 1752730" data-attributes="member: 8993"><p>Lots of discussion about electric fence and keeping the controller from being hit by lightning. I had several blown apart before I learned this trick. [ATTACH=full]18192[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]18193[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]18194[/ATTACH]Attached is how I fixed mine to prevent lightning blowing the charger.</p><p> The rod is driven in the ground 7ft. Not sure that much is needed. </p><p> The lightning current comes in from the field and goes down and instead of making the sharp bend it jumps across to the rod and into the ground. </p><p> Leave the V in the wire close to the rod but not close enough for it to spark when it rains. I do occasionally have to remove a dead bug that gets in between the gap.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kenny thomas, post: 1752730, member: 8993"] Lots of discussion about electric fence and keeping the controller from being hit by lightning. I had several blown apart before I learned this trick. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220618_152210.jpg"]18192[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20220618_152155.jpg"]18193[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20220618_152138.jpg"]18194[/ATTACH]Attached is how I fixed mine to prevent lightning blowing the charger. The rod is driven in the ground 7ft. Not sure that much is needed. The lightning current comes in from the field and goes down and instead of making the sharp bend it jumps across to the rod and into the ground. Leave the V in the wire close to the rod but not close enough for it to spark when it rains. I do occasionally have to remove a dead bug that gets in between the gap. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Grasses, Pastures & Hay
Electric fence
Top