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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1908"><p>Exactly right. It is a method used frequently in very arid or rocky areas. Most bull pens are constructed around here using 6 wires, ebvery other one is alternatly hot and ground. If the original ground was poor due to adequate number of ground rods there wouldn't be a high voltage reading at different points along the fence. As you travel from the ground the readings would get lower and lower. We have one spot that is almost solid cap rock. The readings for that short section are always only about half of what we see on either side. Our cows are so used to hot wire that they never challenge any of the fence so they haven't found that one section. The following is a good source of information and covers testing the ground system</p><p></p><p><A HREF="http://gallagherusa.com/Web3/frame.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://gallagherusa.com/Web3/frame.htm</A></p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> when a calf touches the fence, he</p><p>> grounds it out, right? unless..</p><p>> the ground is too dry, thus the</p><p>> calf is not a good enough</p><p>> conductor.</p><p></p><p>> so the extra wire, which is</p><p>> grounded, and is close to the hot</p><p>> wire, forces the calf to touch</p><p>> both a hot wire and a ground wire</p><p>> in close proximity.. thus.. pow..</p><p>> he gets it. at least that is the</p><p>> way i see it.</p><p></p><p>> hope this helps</p><p></p><p>> gene</p><p></p><p>> Running a third wire and hooking</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1908"] Exactly right. It is a method used frequently in very arid or rocky areas. Most bull pens are constructed around here using 6 wires, ebvery other one is alternatly hot and ground. If the original ground was poor due to adequate number of ground rods there wouldn't be a high voltage reading at different points along the fence. As you travel from the ground the readings would get lower and lower. We have one spot that is almost solid cap rock. The readings for that short section are always only about half of what we see on either side. Our cows are so used to hot wire that they never challenge any of the fence so they haven't found that one section. The following is a good source of information and covers testing the ground system <A HREF="http://gallagherusa.com/Web3/frame.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://gallagherusa.com/Web3/frame.htm</A> dunmovin farms > when a calf touches the fence, he > grounds it out, right? unless.. > the ground is too dry, thus the > calf is not a good enough > conductor. > so the extra wire, which is > grounded, and is close to the hot > wire, forces the calf to touch > both a hot wire and a ground wire > in close proximity.. thus.. pow.. > he gets it. at least that is the > way i see it. > hope this helps > gene > Running a third wire and hooking [/QUOTE]
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