Tankueray
Bird Nerd
Yes you can buy the charger separately. They didn't have the fence I wanted in stock so I had to buy it from Kencove, but I bought this charger from them and it works great: https://www.premier1supplies.com/p/intellishock-60-solar-fence-energizer?cat_id=245
It also wasn't really the charger I wanted, but after spending an hour on the phone with two reps and two tech guys, no one could tell my why the one I wanted was wired in a particularly weird way, so I skipped buying it. (I build a lot of solar stuff, they didn't know why their controller was wired as if it were a switch when I've used that same controller for many projects and make sure to use blocking diodes, the switch thing seemed like a dangerous shortcut.)
In the end, the 60 was overpriced, but less complicated to deal with, and easier to claim on my insurance if someone steals it. (That's a thing folks, think about locking your solar controller down somehow.) Don't forget your ground rods, the 60's spikes will work if you're not in a bone dry area, but depending on the fence and climate, you might need one or more separate ground rods.
If you're not moving them around, why not just put up a real 4 foot t-post and welded wire fence to keep them out of your garden? It's pretty easy to run 3 strands of wire on the outside to electrify it. Mine will jump the fence where a gate is because they have something to land/step on, but they won't jump the welded wire because they can't perch on it in the interim. I use privacy screen on the inside to keep the chicks in, and keep the predators from seeing in. The only place I've ever had predators come through is in the one corner where there is no privacy screen, unless it's bobcats and they just jump over, clearing any electric anyway.
It also wasn't really the charger I wanted, but after spending an hour on the phone with two reps and two tech guys, no one could tell my why the one I wanted was wired in a particularly weird way, so I skipped buying it. (I build a lot of solar stuff, they didn't know why their controller was wired as if it were a switch when I've used that same controller for many projects and make sure to use blocking diodes, the switch thing seemed like a dangerous shortcut.)
In the end, the 60 was overpriced, but less complicated to deal with, and easier to claim on my insurance if someone steals it. (That's a thing folks, think about locking your solar controller down somehow.) Don't forget your ground rods, the 60's spikes will work if you're not in a bone dry area, but depending on the fence and climate, you might need one or more separate ground rods.
If you're not moving them around, why not just put up a real 4 foot t-post and welded wire fence to keep them out of your garden? It's pretty easy to run 3 strands of wire on the outside to electrify it. Mine will jump the fence where a gate is because they have something to land/step on, but they won't jump the welded wire because they can't perch on it in the interim. I use privacy screen on the inside to keep the chicks in, and keep the predators from seeing in. The only place I've ever had predators come through is in the one corner where there is no privacy screen, unless it's bobcats and they just jump over, clearing any electric anyway.
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