Another Electric Fence Question

[Soon2BChixMom]

No, mine is plug in. The light used to blink pretty bright, I could see it from a distance. Then yesterday it got fainter and fainter until it stopped. I have only had this thing for a week.

Hmm. Yeah, I would call the company then. There is no way, I am opening my box to change a micro light.

 

[lazy gardener]

If you bought it new, call the company you bought it from. Have them send you a replacement.

 

[Northern.Ontario]

No, mine is plug in. The light used to blink pretty bright, I could see it from a distance. Then yesterday it got fainter and fainter until it stopped. I have only had this thing for a week.

What make and model is it?

 

[llombardo]

It's a zareba.

I did call and they are sending me a new one. I hope it does not happen again

 

[The Phantom]

How the heck do you change the light bulb on these things? I hate taking stuff apart because it never goes back together right for me.

Lol I have no idea. Can you even change them?

 

[Howard E]

Zareba is a commonly found brand, as they offer mass marketed products, including the inexpensive Fi Shock products found in box stores. Most internals of these units are now solid state, with LED lights, etc. This means YOU probably cannot service it yourself. If serviceable at all, you probably have to send it someplace, during which time you would be down and out of commission. Good for them and you that they have elected to send you a new unit.

What is encouraging is the visible response you are seeing from animals being exposed to it. They get it.......meaning they GET IT......the shock.......and downstream of that they GET IT.......having experienced a good shock, make the decision to stay away from it. They begin to practice avoidance. They realize that nothing on the other side of that fence is worth another jolt of juice.

Wild animals GET IT too.......which is why these fences work so well. None of these animals are intelligent enough to know what it was that caused that level of pain, but all of them are smart enough to know to stay away from it. No physical fence results in that level of respect. If a physical fence is built well enough to keep them out, they may eventually tire of the effort and frustration, but they don't respect it. Not so with E fences. They fear and respect those.

 

[Northern.Ontario]

It's a zareba.

I did call and they are sending me a new one. I hope it does not happen again

If it does, get a Gallagher

 

[Trish1974]

@llombardo You probably don't want the additional expense right now, but it is always good to keep a back up charger in case your current charger goes down. I just keep old ones that I have upgraded from in the past.

 

[llombardo]

I think this has something to do with the rain. Yesterday after everything dried up it started blinking again, then we got another heavy rain and this morning it was not blinking again.

Now I have no dogs to test it on because they all stay away...

 

[123RedBeard]

You could always volunteer!

I'm wondering if one of your insulators are cracked, and some water is shorting it out ... and the light is out, which could be an indication of a fault? What does the owners manual say about the light?

I think this has something to do with the rain. Yesterday after everything dried up it started blinking again, then we got another heavy rain and this morning it was not blinking again.

Now I have no dogs to test it on because they all stay away...