Rutland energiser help - am I missing something?

[PinkSwoon]

The Welsh one has realised the old occupiers of his field have taken the energiser from his fence resulting in many lost insulators & a couple of posts so I've just been looking them up but I've never constructed my own electric fence. Think I've got it sorted BUT the battery life on the energiser I've been looking at suggests it will last around 28 days (ESB202). How the heck do I recharge it? It's a wet battery.

The answer to this is going to be so obvious I just know it...

 

[crabbymare]

I think it will use a leisure battery that is charged from a normal car battery charger. or if you feel like running the car for a few hours pop the jump leads on it

 

[PinkSwoon]

Crabbymare, that makes sense! Thankyou!

 

[WelshD]

Yes the 202 links to a car or leisure battery

A leisure battery is more expensive but is designed to be completely drained and recharged where a car battery is not so a leisure battery tends to have a longer life

You could get two old car batteries and have one charged and one in use. Car batteries are good if it's likely the battery will be stolen. An old car battery normally will be fine for an electric fence

I rotate a few leisure batteries but obviously the original purchase cost is much higher

An alternative is to have one battery and take it home for charging while the pony is in for the night (assuming he/she is stabled)

Another alternative is to have a solar panel to keep the battery charged in situ

Battery chargers are about £20-30 ish. They often come with two settings: fast charge and trickle charge. Using the trickle charge option takes longer but is better for the battery

Hope that helps

 

[TheEngineer]

I would agree with Welsh D. Leisure batteries are best, but tend to be expensive and are designed to be run down to a lower voltage without damage. The two battery option is best.One on charge,one in use. Dont let them go dead flat, if you know they will run the fence for ten days on a charge, use them for 7 and then change. Your batteries will last longer. Solar panel is also a good idea but the more value you have,the more likelihood someone will steal it.

 

[Cahill]

i have two non working rutlands (green with the bubble on/off button)
due to design fault with the on/off they were repaired under guarantee a couple of times.
this ran out and now i have been quoted £70 each to mend.
not one of my better purchases

 

[jrp204]

We use a solar panel on our fencer batteries, seems to work well. http://www.rappa.co.uk/categories/68-solar-panels-stands,

 

[samlf]

second the solar panel - mine was £35 inc delivery from ebay, I usually have to rotate and recharge batteries every 2-3 weeks, but it has been out there since the middle of April and still going strong...

 

[Dry Rot]

i have two non working rutlands (green with the bubble on/off button)
due to design fault with the on/off they were repaired under guarantee a couple of times.
this ran out and now i have been quoted £70 each to mend.
not one of my better purchases

Surely someone with DIY skills could by pass the switch and fit another one? That shouldn't cost £70! <shocked>

 

[Cahill]

Surely someone with DIY skills could by pass the switch and fit another one? That shouldn't cost £70! <shocked>

that`s an idea. thank you,i will look into this.