How to test to know if my fence charger is working right or not, www.fencerfixer.com -

[@jimmybare3026]

Appreciate your video especially jumping the spark saved me some deniro's because I was about to buy a specialty hot wire tester 👍👍

[@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity]

It's kind of a crude way of testing it. To know for certain of you're getting full power, 70%, 40%, or 10% power you need to know what the voltage is, and a good fence tester will tell you. Plus on the fence you'll want to know if you're getting 4,000 (4kv) or 9,000 (9kv) because you'll get a spark to jump either way but you won't know if the fence is loaded down from a short or not.

[@jimmybare3026]

@@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity That's right. It is helpful in getting your fence up and running if you know for a fact the fence isn't working and you have power on your charger then you know you're grounded out somewhere. But definitely a fence tester is the only way to know what the output of your fence is which is crucial if you're trying to keep deer out like myself. Thanks again for your videos

[@DelmaRaySmithJr]

You made this video easy to understand, thx.

[@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity]

You're welcome

[@284Winchester]

We have a brute. You’re right that thing will make you get religion if you accidentally touch the fence because you’re not paying attention 😂

[@funnyfarm5555]

I had an older fencer with the flashing light. I liked it because the light would be brighter the better it worked. when the light was dimmer, it was time to walk the fence. We eventually went to one with a meter on it; don't like it and wonder if one could change to a flashing light.

[@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity]

It'll probably be easier just to buy something like this.... electricfencelight.com/?product=electric-fence-light-led-model

[@rapiddave9313]

Any opinions on Silver Streak vs Cyclops? I see Silver Streak rates their units 1-125 acres (for the 541/6 joule unit).

[@Cynical1800]

I bought a 5 joule cyclops for goats and coyote deterrent. Did I go too big? What determines how many volts are put out onto the fence itself? I’m just going to be running electric netting off of high tensile wire.

[@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity]

You should be fine with that unit. They're transformers are built pretty heavy duty, so you should be ok. Just keep the unit protected from the weather and direct sunlight. The transformer inside is what puts out the voltage to the fence.

[@RandomDude989]

I'm looking at making a portable unit for camping to deter black bears. Looking at the Cyclops Champ Battery - 5 Joule Fence Charger - Battery (12V) Powered. The listing says it needs 2 ground rods. Can you tell me how far apart the ground rods should be? And what kind of deep cycle should I look for to power it all night? I'll be getting a 100watt or higher solar panel and charge controller for the battery also.

[@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity]

You need to knock them into the ground as deep as you can and space them 10' a part. On the cyclops units, even though it's a 12v unit, you'll want to protect from the rain. There's no gaskets on it, just an overlapping getting and back case and I've seen plenty of them come in with moisture damage causing them to fail. You'll want a good 100aH 12v battery or a standard deep cycle marine type battery. A 100 watt should be plenty for that size unit.

[@sheilasmith1109]

Is a Craftsman Digital Multimeter 82015 appropriate for using to test my Blitzer with 1 Joule?

[@FencerFixerRepairLLCKansasCity]

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