More Zap from Your Electric Fence Energizer by Adding a Capacitor

Adding a capacitor to your electric fence energizer significantly increases the zap factor! You can find capacitors like the one described here on eBay and Amazon. Search for "ceramic capacitor .01uf 3kv".

[@spartaeus]

Both of those fence charges you have take house AC current and step it up through a transformer to a much higher voltage. I don't think they make straight AC fence chargers like that anymore, since they can be very lethal.

[@bobmarkson5343]

Good work Will, it's important to do the finger test

[@Daynaleo1]

Thanks, I will trust you and tell my friends you already did the finger test. :)

[@carlh7795]

The transformers are different between the two units. That capacitor is a basic lightning protection device... if the fence gets a sudden power zap it will channel as much of that power as it can to ground, in theory possibly saving the transformer from getting fried.

[@user-ol8yk7ee8t]

I don't know about a capacitor lightning protector as no way can it carry the current. Better is a MOV metal oxide varister to bleed off a charge at its voltage rating . They are in surge suppressors. MOVs can fail and start fires. They are illegal in the Navy . During Zoomy they started a fire on a carrier.

[@IfYouGiveUpYouLose]

Good video. However little you think you know about electronics, I must know less as I learned from your video. I'd already fried my multimeter, but I was smart enough to have rigged a tester by using a piece of heavily insulated rubber and making a "handle" on an old piece of about 3/4" x 4' aluminum conduit. I hold onto the insulated handle and by putting the end on the ground, shorting the exposed conduit against a fence wire, and observing, I can see if it sparks. If it does, it's hot. I've checked a lot of fence with it. As for the finger test, I've been shocked enough times accidentally that I'm not going to touch a hot wire on purpose!

[@allenbowick4716]

Those constant current fence chargers are no BS. Check the output with a florescent bulb. 2' or 4' works for me. One end in the dirt (ground) other pins on the wire. It will light up like normal. They WILL KILL a small animal. 2 squirrel & a 15 pound owl so far. Will also set dead grass on fire. They do not like to be grounded out for long or will burn up the cap or transformer.

[@allenbowick4716]

Forgot to mention that rebar for a ground works for a year or so before corrosion takes its toll. If it bites you on the ground side there is a bad ground. I started using half of a real copper coated ground rod. No problem since.

[@servihomestead4324]

Good to know. You are brave!

[@_o.0_.]

3:56 ⚡️

[@kenbibbee837]

You know the have a cheep tester that will tell you how many k volts you are getting rather than burning up a multi meter or using your finger

[@normellow]

Capacitors oppose a change in voltage.

[@amandavarner8366]

Does the energizer that you took the capacitor off still work and is it like the one recommended for pets now?

[@catmandont100]

Finger Test NOT recommended for those over 50.

[@walkerweber9611]

man just what i have too! my box has a dog on it tho but what did your ground wire go to?

[@willhancock1992]

Walk Wigglin, I wrapped the ground wire around a piece of 4’ rebar that’s hidden by the tall grass.

[@walkerweber9611]

@@willhancock1992 greatly appreciated bud

[@walkerweber9611]

@@willhancock1992 i put a 7.5uf dielectric fuse on mine(; it might only work once but its gonna be beautiful. got some new neighbors that are bad about checking yards out at night and mine is a highway because it goes through to the back street

[@nu-da1411]

Confirmed ! You are not an electronics expert, study the operation of the capacitor in alternating current and then you will know what mod make to increase the current 😉

[@arainadiaz9219]

Grass blade works for testing. Poor meter..

[@chomeypudding]

“aügh”