Electric Fencing!

[krichardson87]

Hey all,

So we have had to put our own electric on our paddocks as our ponies are leaning into the adjoining field.

We have a Fenceman CP250 energiser with a huge car battery and it is all connected correctly with new fencing wire, however the cheeky pony can lean over the fence for, at a guess, 30 seconds before getting a zap.

Is there anyway of turning the energiser up so it sends out pulses more often, therefore zapping the pony quicker?

Cheers in advance x

 

[SpotsandBays]

Hey all,

So we have had to put our own electric on our paddocks as our ponies are leaning into the adjoining field.

We have a Fenceman CP250 energiser with a huge car battery and it is all connected correctly with new fencing wire, however the cheeky pony can lean over the fence for, at a guess, 30 seconds before getting a zap.

Is there anyway of turning the energiser up so it sends out pulses more often, therefore zapping the pony quicker?

Cheers in advance x

Is the battery having to electrify a lot of fencing? I would say either it’s A, not working properly or B not enough juice for the amount of fencing you may have. (Without knowing much info)

 

[Pinkvboots]

Agree with above and is the earth stake sufficient as in really deep in the ground.

 

[Equi]

This brand should be able to send a pulse every 10 seconds. How much fencing are you using and is it able to touch anything to short out like a branch, grass, wooden post etc? Is your horse rugged/hairy?

 

[supsup]

I think your problem might be that the energiser is simply too weak. It has only 0.25 Joules output. From experience, I wouldn't consider anything with less that 1.5J, better 2J output to be effective for horses that don't already respect the fence, or have a thick coat.
I don't think you can change the pulse frequency on the CP250. And as above - the earth stake makes a big difference. If you haven't done so already, get a proper long earth stake (not just the stake that the energiser comes with) and put it into the ground at least 2 feet.

 

[krichardson87]

Thank you everyone. Said Houdini has now moved fields so is no longer a problem lol 😂

 

[hopscotch bandit]

I see the pony has moved fields but for next time it might be that there is tall grass or weeds which is causing it to short to earth.

 

[SEL]

As well as advice above it all works better if the ground where the earth stake goes is damp. I've been chucking buckets of water on line because our clay soil has dried out.