Ol' 243
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Anyone use 'em? I just obtained another piece of land that has no power, I've used 110 electric fence with good results, what about solar/battery set ups? Any recommendations on brands that have worked for you?
Those are what I use too, but not the solar, just the ones that run off of a battery (no charger)J&D Cattle":3bhpick1 said:I've used several Parmak Mag 12 solar chargers with success.
I'd keep doing what your doing. Fencer goes for months with a good deep-cycle battery.dun":1313d27n said:Those are what I use too, but not the solar, just the ones that run off of a battery (no charger)J&D Cattle":1313d27n said:I've used several Parmak Mag 12 solar chargers with success.
Yes they do. The power drops a little but not enough to be significantBigfoot":38998f8t said:Do they still hold a charge, if say a weed gets on them?
To the OP, I've had a couple years gone by. A few cloudy days in a row, and you were screwed. "They say" they are better than they used to be. So buyer be ware. I haven't had once since.
Get the deep cycle, they will last longer then the starter type batterys. I'm still using deep cycles that are better than 10 years oldJW IN VA":11xjec16 said:I currently use two 12V Parmaks and am going to get another this spring.I've used the car batt type for spares but the cost of batteries looked too high. :2cents:
J&D Cattle":1d6ekbhf said:I've used several Parmak Mag 12 solar chargers with success.
That polytape crap doesn;t work around here either. The wind whips it and flexes it so much that the conductors end up breaking. I'm still using rolls of polywire (the braided looking stuff) with nine conductors that I've had for 15 plus years.Bigfoot":mavec4p4 said:That braided wire is interesting. I've got wire that looks like white tape, it's crap at best. I've got traditional old electric fence wire. It works, but good luck moving it around. Tell us how that stuff works out.
Do I need two strands?dun":2g4td6d9 said:That polytape crap doesn;t work around here either. The wind whips it and flexes it so much that the conductors end up breaking. I'm still using rolls of polywire (the braided looking stuff) with nine conductors that I've had for 15 plus years.Bigfoot":2g4td6d9 said:That braided wire is interesting. I've got wire that looks like white tape, it's crap at best. I've got traditional old electric fence wire. It works, but good luck moving it around. Tell us how that stuff works out.
For best results 9 wire is the only way to go.6 wire only carries good shock about 200 m (so they say)dun":2c7tlbxk said:That polytape crap doesn;t work around here either. The wind whips it and flexes it so much that the conductors end up breaking. I'm still using rolls of polywire (the braided looking stuff) with nine conductors that I've had for 15 plus years.Bigfoot":2c7tlbxk said:That braided wire is interesting. I've got wire that looks like white tape, it's crap at best. I've got traditional old electric fence wire. It works, but good luck moving it around. Tell us how that stuff works out.
What we actually use as hot wire is all 9 conductor. I cheaped out when we first started and got some of the 6 conductor. All we use it for is real short term temp runs that won;t carry any juice and occasionally to herd the girls somewhere in the open. I hold one end and the wife holds the other and just walk along and the cows move along ahead of the wire. I've even been known to use just white cotton string for the same purpose. Once a calf gets to be a couple of weeks old it will even work for them. Won;t work for lunkheads, just those that are used to hotwire and respect it.JW IN VA":3ofg9a9o said:For best results 9 wire is the only way to go.6 wire only carries good shock about 200 m (so they say)
Cross-7":34qydabs said:Parmak mag12sp has stood the test of time
They claim to keep working for 21 days in total darkness
We are selling more S500 speedrite and no complaints