Zwillingsmama
Songster
Today I thought I finish my electric fence around my run, but I can't get enough "juice" to the wire.
I have a solar charged 12v battery that is fully charged and the Zareba 5 mile charger. I ran only 250 ft wire, there is nothing but the insulators touching these wires, ground is 8ft away from charger in wet ground. I have a voltmeter, so I can see how "hot" the wire is. It does not get above 2V and it should be a minimum of 2000V even right at the charger it stays in the 2V range. I can touch and hold the wire - its unpleasant but absolutely doable. Am I doing anything totally wrong or is my charger faulty? I am at a loss.
I have a solar charged 12v battery that is fully charged and the Zareba 5 mile charger. I ran only 250 ft wire, there is nothing but the insulators touching these wires, ground is 8ft away from charger in wet ground. I have a voltmeter, so I can see how "hot" the wire is. It does not get above 2V and it should be a minimum of 2000V even right at the charger it stays in the 2V range. I can touch and hold the wire - its unpleasant but absolutely doable. Am I doing anything totally wrong or is my charger faulty? I am at a loss.