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Ever tried cable for a hot wire?
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<blockquote data-quote="504RP" data-source="post: 1826664" data-attributes="member: 40335"><p>Have 20 acres under electric fence. The main problem I have with it is when it gets really dry like during this drought. It sometimes won't work at all. Am pretty sure it's because the ground rods aren't making good ground. The only thing I would think might be a problem with using cable for hot wire is its resistance. Might not have the conductivity needed especially for long distance like your 10 acres.</p><p>I have ground beds two of them that have five copper ground rods at each end of the 20 acres. When it's a normal wet year. The fence works great. When the drought first stared I added 4 more ground rods spaced around 200 foot apart and still didn't help. I know you're not supposed to run hot wire on the same post as barbed wire but I run 4 wires one of which is a ground. Got tired of breaking up bull fights. And as long as the ground stayed wet and the both bulls wasn't completely crazy. It would keep them a part. Might stand their ground pawing the dirt for hours at a time but a couple times testing that wire with their nose they would move on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="504RP, post: 1826664, member: 40335"] Have 20 acres under electric fence. The main problem I have with it is when it gets really dry like during this drought. It sometimes won’t work at all. Am pretty sure it’s because the ground rods aren’t making good ground. The only thing I would think might be a problem with using cable for hot wire is its resistance. Might not have the conductivity needed especially for long distance like your 10 acres. I have ground beds two of them that have five copper ground rods at each end of the 20 acres. When it’s a normal wet year. The fence works great. When the drought first stared I added 4 more ground rods spaced around 200 foot apart and still didn’t help. I know you’re not supposed to run hot wire on the same post as barbed wire but I run 4 wires one of which is a ground. Got tired of breaking up bull fights. And as long as the ground stayed wet and the both bulls wasn’t completely crazy. It would keep them a part. Might stand their ground pawing the dirt for hours at a time but a couple times testing that wire with their nose they would move on. [/QUOTE]
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