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<blockquote data-quote="Stepper" data-source="post: 534754" data-attributes="member: 3398"><p>I have never tried to test a electric fence with a VOM before. But i took electronics for a couple years at a trade school and have used a VOM quite a bit. I am not sure how high the voltage output would be on the fence. I am thinking a electric fence would have a step up transformer of some type along with high storage capacitors so that when something touches the fence it would discharge arround 1 amp of current.</p><p></p><p>But then again i am sure they would take into consideration safety and not have enough voltage on it to accidently elecute someone ? Alot less than an amp is enough to elecute someone.</p><p></p><p>If it were me i would set the volt meter on the highest setting , i would think on DC, then hook your ground lead to a metal fence post for ground and touch the red lead to the hot wire. And then you can slect a different scale on your volt meter to get a better reading.</p><p></p><p>I think they make fence testers to do just what you are tring to do though ? That would probably be the best bet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stepper, post: 534754, member: 3398"] I have never tried to test a electric fence with a VOM before. But i took electronics for a couple years at a trade school and have used a VOM quite a bit. I am not sure how high the voltage output would be on the fence. I am thinking a electric fence would have a step up transformer of some type along with high storage capacitors so that when something touches the fence it would discharge arround 1 amp of current. But then again i am sure they would take into consideration safety and not have enough voltage on it to accidently elecute someone ? Alot less than an amp is enough to elecute someone. If it were me i would set the volt meter on the highest setting , i would think on DC, then hook your ground lead to a metal fence post for ground and touch the red lead to the hot wire. And then you can slect a different scale on your volt meter to get a better reading. I think they make fence testers to do just what you are tring to do though ? That would probably be the best bet. [/QUOTE]
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