do I have a faulty Zareba® 5 Mile Battery Operated Solid State Charger

[aart]

I tested at the charger - there the output is only 2V

Sure sounds like the charger is faulty.

 

[llombardo]

Sure sounds like the charger is faulty.

Or the battery? Is the battery new?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

battery is new and tests at 12V

 

[llombardo]

Did you order it from Zareba?

 

[123RedBeard]

Disconnect both wires going "out" ... only battery cables to charger hooked up ... turn on charger ... measure voltage between the two "output" terminals (where you hook the "hot" and "earth/ground") how much voltage?

Are you using the same voltage meter for the battery voltage, and charger output?

Most 12 volt batteries should read 12.8 volts actually ... can you measure the tenth's?

If you plug it in, and you put one finger on the "hot" terminal ... and your thumb (from same hand) on the "ground" you should be "SHOCKED" Or, it is defective.

 

[aart]

Disconnect both wires going "out" ... only battery cables to charger hooked up ... turn on charger ... measure voltage between the two "output" terminals (where you hook the "hot" and "earth/ground" how much voltage?

That was my next thought.

 

[Aceoky]

IF you're only getting TWO Volts with a hot battery , you either have a faulty fence charger OR there is a short to ground somewhere you're missing. What is the voltage without the hot wire (fence) hooked up to the charger?

 

[Zwillingsmama]

Will try that tomorrow, and to answer another question, I bought if from amazon.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Check to see which SCALE on the voltage meter you are looking at. It could be that you are misreading 2,000 volts as 2 volts. Or you can cut to the chase and grab a-holt of the fence just to see if it'll shock you. But I guess that is too macho.

 

[llombardo]

Will try that tomorrow, and to answer another question, I bought if from amazon.

I bought mine from Amazon too. I called zareba because the seller had no more left, so Zareba replaced it. You can call them to troubleshoot too.