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<blockquote data-quote="sstterry" data-source="post: 1695043" data-attributes="member: 28912"><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102)"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>INDUCTION</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102)"><span style="color: #000000">A phenomenon known as induction is common with electric fences. This is the transfer of electricity from an electrified wire to a non electrified wire without the wires physically touching each other. This is often mistakenly blamed on insulator leakage. This phenomenon is also more common in areas where the air is damp such as in conditions of fog.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102)"><span style="color: #000000">As this phenomenon is a quirk of nature it cannot be stopped from occurring. However, to avoid receiving shocks caused by induction on non electrified fences and gates etc. you can "ground out" the offending fence by connecting a ground wire to all wires on the non electrified fence. Push the end of this wire into the ground as far as possible and this will send all the offending voltage into the ground.</span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102)"><span style="color: #000000"><img src="https://images.kencove.com/Site/Stafix/fault.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center"></div><p>***And to note, Over-head Power Lines do not cause induction because they are a "balanced-feed". Electric Fence Chargers are not balanced.</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: '-apple-system'"><span style="color: rgb(40, 40, 41)">Power lines are balanced feeds, meaning any current flowing from the source in one direction is matched by the return current in the other direction to the source, or the last transformer. This pairing cancels coupling. Like telephone paired cables not hearing the neighbor's conversations. Like a public address microphone, 100-foot cable doesn't pick up hum because it's balanced.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: '-apple-system'"><span style="color: rgb(40, 40, 41)">Balanced lines neither radiate nor receive outside fields. Balanced lines do not return through grounds.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sstterry, post: 1695043, member: 28912"] [SIZE=13px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(102, 102, 102)][COLOR=#000000][B]INDUCTION[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(102, 102, 102)][COLOR=#000000]A phenomenon known as induction is common with electric fences. This is the transfer of electricity from an electrified wire to a non electrified wire without the wires physically touching each other. This is often mistakenly blamed on insulator leakage. This phenomenon is also more common in areas where the air is damp such as in conditions of fog.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(102, 102, 102)][COLOR=#000000]As this phenomenon is a quirk of nature it cannot be stopped from occurring. However, to avoid receiving shocks caused by induction on non electrified fences and gates etc. you can "ground out" the offending fence by connecting a ground wire to all wires on the non electrified fence. Push the end of this wire into the ground as far as possible and this will send all the offending voltage into the ground.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [CENTER][SIZE=13px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(102, 102, 102)][COLOR=#000000][IMG]https://images.kencove.com/Site/Stafix/fault.gif[/IMG][/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/CENTER] ***And to note, Over-head Power Lines do not cause induction because they are a "balanced-feed". Electric Fence Chargers are not balanced. [SIZE=4][FONT=-apple-system][COLOR=rgb(40, 40, 41)]Power lines are balanced feeds, meaning any current flowing from the source in one direction is matched by the return current in the other direction to the source, or the last transformer. This pairing cancels coupling. Like telephone paired cables not hearing the neighbor's conversations. Like a public address microphone, 100-foot cable doesn’t pick up hum because it’s balanced. Balanced lines neither radiate nor receive outside fields. Balanced lines do not return through grounds.[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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