Solar chargers

[tncattle]

I just bought these (Fi-Shock SS-440 Fence Eergizer, 5 mile range. Zareba SP10B, 10 mile range) $70 for both in good used condition. Anyone have experience with them? I haven't even ever setup and electric fence, not even sure how to do it. The property already has barbed wire but I thought about putting a single hot wire around it also.

 

[kenny thomas]

The Zareba should be good but have not use the other one. A very good ground is the secret to a good electric fence. 8ft ground rod minimum.

 

[Douglas]

Everything you need to know:

http://www.kencove.com/fence/99__resource.php
http://www.kencove.com/fence/105_Grounding_resource.php

 

[shaz]

I just bought these (Fi-Shock SS-440 Fence Eergizer, 5 mile range. Zareba SP10B, 10 mile range) $70 for both in good used condition. Anyone have experience with them? I haven't even ever setup and electric fence, not even sure how to do it. The property already has barbed wire but I thought about putting a single hot wire around it also.

I have a Zareba 10b and it's good. I also have the 3b and it's a joke.

 

[mtncows]

The Zareba should be good but have not use the other one. A very good ground is the secret to a good electric fence. 8ft ground rod minimum.

If you can't get a ground in that deep( i don't),you can use two or three in tandem about 10' apart or dig down 2' or so and lay them flat.

 

[ToddFarmsInc]

I've tried the solar charged electric fencers on a couple of occassioins. I'm just not really impressed with their longevity. I think I do better with a striaght 12 volt car battery powered fencer.

 

[dun]

I've tried the solar charged electric fencers on a couple of occassioins. I'm just not really impressed with their longevity. I think I do better with a striaght 12 volt car battery powered fencer.

Depends on the solar part. Mine runs off of a standard battery but has a separate solar panel that keeps it charged

 

[marksmu]

I have the Zabera SP-30, 30 mile solar charger. It works, but I can hold the wire and it just kinda shocks you. I find it hard to believe a cow is deterred by it. I have however been using it for the last 3 months, and it does not appear than any of my cows or the bull have even dared to touch it. So I guess they respect it a bit. ( I only use it as cross fencing internally, or to keep them out of grass I am saving) I would NOT use it as the sole exterior fence.

I put another SP-30 on our heifer calves as of this weekend. They did not respect it when I had range cubes on the other side....went right through the two wire system I have been using. They all got shocked and jumped when I put the cubes out, but by the end of the day none had crossed back to the other side. Hopefully once is all it took. Ill find out Wednesday when I go check on them. I am hoping they respect it b/c if they don't they might get bred to early, and I dont want or need to deal with that. If they are mixed in Wednesday I will have to load the bull and move him, and I really dont want to do that.

One thing to think about. The larger gauge wire that you use the more current you can pass over a longer distance with less voltage loss. I electrified a 12.5 gauge high tensile alumnized steel cable for my top line, and then a cheap 17 gauge line for the bottom line. If I detach the bottom line, there is very little drop over the 1.2 miles I am charging on the top line. If I detach the top and charge the bottom, there is about a 25% drop on the 17gauge wire, and I have nothing touching the fence.

 

[backhoeboogie]

A steel well head is the best ground you can get, if you happen to have one close by. If not, a grounding rod in a stock tank is good too.

I have had to change batteries in one of my solar units. Other than that, they resolved some problems with bulls fighting.

 

[dun]

A steel well head is the best ground you can get, if you happen to have one close by. If not, a grounding rod in a stock tank is good too.

I have had to change batteries in one of my solar units. Other than that, they resolved some problems with bulls fighting.

Something ran the neighbors heifers a week or so ago and they busted down his hotwire and jumped a field wire fence and came over to our place. 2 of them were in heat and riding like crazy. I found our bull standing about 5 feet for the temp polywire admiring the girls but he never got any closer then that. After we put the heifers back he walked the polywire for a while then gave up and came back up and checked out all of our bred cows. The poly is carrying around 6.8k volts

 

[backhoeboogie]

Dun. I understand. Mine are not so much to keep my cows in. They're there to keep others out. Especially out of the hay fields in the early summer.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have a Zabera Yellow Jacket unit that has been great for setting up temporary pastures, for the long runs I use a Parmak unit. The Parmak is hotter than the doors to He!!, just takes one lesson, this one is also on my bull pen.

 

[JRGidaho`]

The primary solar unit we use for small jobs is the Stafix SX. This is a modular unit with internal battery. It will keep about a mile of two-wire hi-tensile hot and we'll run three reels of polybraid off the hard wire. When I have tried to go over a mile with it, it won't keep it hot enough.

We also use Pro-Jolt 2 joule. This one has a battery case for regular 12v car battery and a mounted 10w solar panel. The 10w is enough in summer but is a little weak for winter use. Optional 18w panel would be better. This one will run 2-3 miles of hard wire and we have had as many as six 1/4 mile poly reels running off the hard wire.

Anywhere I can, I still prefer to use 110v. Up on the mountain we don't have much choice besides the solar.

I know guys using Stafix x6i with 60 watts of solar panel support running upwards of 10 miles through really rough country.

 

[shaz]

Ultimately, it all comes down to voltage. Voltage/Resistance = Current. It's the current that causes the cow to run away. The cow forms it's own circuit when it touches the wire.

When you see the term "Low impedence" - that doesn't imply anything other than the charger's ability to source current at a given voltage.
All else being equal, it's the high voltage you care about. That drives everything. Think of it as pressure.

NOTE: You can have extremely low output impedence but only 100volts. That will blow an audio speaker but the cow won't even notice it.

 

[spoon]

I have a Zabera Yellow Jacket unit that has been great for setting up temporary pastures, for the long runs I use a Parmak unit. The Parmak is hotter than the doors to He!!, just takes one lesson, this one is also on my bull pen.

Which model Parmak is it CB?

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have a Zabera Yellow Jacket unit that has been great for setting up temporary pastures, for the long runs I use a Parmak unit. The Parmak is hotter than the doors to He!!, just takes one lesson, this one is also on my bull pen.

Which model Parmak is it CB?

I don't know I will look tomorrow as I am working down in the bull lot.

 

[cross_7]

I have a Zabera Yellow Jacket unit that has been great for setting up temporary pastures, for the long runs I use a Parmak unit. The Parmak is hotter than the doors to He!!, just takes one lesson, this one is also on my bull pen.

Which model Parmak is it CB?

I don't know I will look tomorrow as I am working down in the bull lot.

parmak mag12sp is a 12 volt and will knock your ---- in the dirt
parmak df-sp-li is a 6 volt but not very hot(cheaper)
s250 speedrite will save you some money also
it's a 12 volt and i don't own one but i hear good things about them

 

[Kingfisher]

I just bought these (Fi-Shock SS-440 Fence Eergizer, 5 mile range. Zareba SP10B, 10 mile range) $70 for both in good used condition. Anyone have experience with them? I haven't even ever setup and electric fence, not even sure how to do it. The property already has barbed wire but I thought about putting a single hot wire around it also.

Just man up lick your finger and see if it works!

 

[Caustic Burno]

It's the mag 12 model.

 

[Dave]

I have two Parmak solatr charger. One 6 volt and one 12 volt. The 12 volt is a 12 mag like CB's. The 6 volt works for interior fencing but the 12 volt is a lot hotter. I have ran the 6 volt every summer for 5 years with no problems. I am satified with both but if I were to buy another it would be the 12 mag.