[SEL] electrical help OT

[Bill Boyce]

tom,,,, we've used fencers for years here on the place, and have 2  working
now,,,, the most common cause of what you've described is the fence wire
finding a ground somewhere and making an arc,,,, a limb or blade of grass
touching,,, a small twig blown from a tree and landed on the fence then
touching the ground,, a broken or cracked insulator,these can be real hard
to locate if they are just barely cracked and letting the wire ground to the
post,,,,an arc will certainly cause static,,,,,,to try and locate a broken
insulater,  i have used the radio in the pick-up truck,,, turn it to a spot
not on a station, turn the volume up, and drive along the fence,, as you
near the problem, the static will get louder and louder,,, not very high
tech, but it has worked for me,,,,,however, if you disconnect the fence
wires from the charger and it still causes static when its on, then there is
a problem with the fencer itself...hope this helps,,
bill boyce
lost prairie, arkansas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Germoamer at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 4:25 PM
Subject: [SEL] electrical help OT


> I am in need of some electrical help concerning high powered electrical
> cattle fence charger (7000 volts dc) feeding back on the telephone line
and also
> the main house power.  If anyone has any knowledge of these fence charger
> problems I would like to converse directly and explain all I know and what
we have
> done trying to cure the problem.  The problem is "ticking" charger pulses
on
> the phone line that in turn affects computer modem.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Tom Schmutz
> Concord, Va. USA
> Germoamer at aol.com
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