lukem86
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I am having 3100 feet of hi-tensile fence installed at my farm in a few weeks... 5 strand, 2 grounds, all fiberglass 12 1/2 ga steel wire.
I havent had luck with cheap energizers in the past so I went out and got a Gallagher m400 a couple of months ago. The specs on it read "Energizes up to 75 acres. Medium power for all livestock. 3.3 joules" I bought it thinking it would be enough if i increased my pasture size in the next couple years from 6 acres to about 20 acres.
The fence builder told me that the M400, only having 3 joules would not be enough to push a strong enough pulse out through the 3000 feet of 12 1/2 ga wire. He recommended going with nothing less than a 7 joule energizer....
I did some more reading and found a university article online that stated you only need 1 joule for every 6 miles of fence....
Who does a guy go with....
I know everyone has different opinions on what really counts to make an electric fence effective, and it can depend on the type of fence... But im not sure which advice to follow...And I would really rather not spend another 600 dollars for a bigger energizer on top of the 200 I already spent on one that wont get used....
Thanks for the opinions...
I havent had luck with cheap energizers in the past so I went out and got a Gallagher m400 a couple of months ago. The specs on it read "Energizes up to 75 acres. Medium power for all livestock. 3.3 joules" I bought it thinking it would be enough if i increased my pasture size in the next couple years from 6 acres to about 20 acres.
The fence builder told me that the M400, only having 3 joules would not be enough to push a strong enough pulse out through the 3000 feet of 12 1/2 ga wire. He recommended going with nothing less than a 7 joule energizer....
I did some more reading and found a university article online that stated you only need 1 joule for every 6 miles of fence....
Who does a guy go with....
I know everyone has different opinions on what really counts to make an electric fence effective, and it can depend on the type of fence... But im not sure which advice to follow...And I would really rather not spend another 600 dollars for a bigger energizer on top of the 200 I already spent on one that wont get used....
Thanks for the opinions...