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[ChickenCanoe]

we wraped the wire around it before and the fence worked until the new wire went around the fence and the wire anit working but the box is working though

What new wire? Do you mean when you connected the hot wire?
That's likely the problem. Insufficient ground and drain of power from vegetation.

If the box wasn't connected to the part of the fence to be energized and the ground was wrapped around your stake, it would appear to be working.

 

[casportpony]

What does the manual say it is supposed to be putting out?

Another problem I see is that the hot wire is touching the ground rod.
Secondly, the ground rod needs to be galvanized steel at least 4 ft. long.

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• the ground wire is just wrapped around a painted, rusty rod.
• the hot wire is tied off to a wooden stake

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

we done that with the wire wraping it around the rod and it worked until i put the new wire around it

Get some steel wool and or sand paper and get busy on you grounding rod.

-Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

and it is ok to say that because I almost know how to use iit

Either your ground is faulty or you have a short somewhere; wire's come loose from the insulator or is touching another non-electrified wire somewhere. Grass will ground out the hot wire, as well, if the charger has no "weed burner" circuit.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Some wood will too.

-Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

my phone is messing up on me and i have to reboot it in order to post the pics

You're in TN, aren't you?
If you were reasonably close, I'd check it out for you, but TN's a pretty good hike from MD. I was GM for an electric fence company for a couple years

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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• the ground wire is just wrapped around a painted, rusty rod.
• the hot wire is tied off to a wooden stake

-Kathy

Obviously someone didn't read and follow the installation instructions.

It's amazing when that happens and things don't work.

Some wood will too.

-Kathy

Especially if it is wet.
Any conductor has to be isolated from anything other than insulators.

 

[Akrnaf2]

 
my phone is messing up on me and i have to reboot it in order to post the pics

You're in TN, aren't you?
If you were reasonably close, I'd check it out for you, but TN's a pretty good hike from MD. I was GM for an electric fence company for a couple years

Yes if I was closer MUCH MUCH closer, I would do that also !

 

[kwhites634]

When cleaning, I also use a UV light after bleaching for sanity.

You'd be insane without the bleach?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I've seen dirty t-post insulators short out fences!

-Kathy