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NNW Nebraska | Parmark makes a 12 volt, 3 joule fencer, that may be as / more reliable than many. Depending on your cloudy days and load, mine work just fine on a 10 watt solar panel. No charge control.
Otherwise thare are 6 joule fencers out there. Stayfix is one. Light load in summer that would probbly work on 10 watt panel. For winter / heavier load, might want to go to a 30 watt panel , 2 batteries, and charge control.
I have had 2 of the 6 joule ones crap out. I think it happened both times when i had a bad short over a period of time on remote division fences that didn't get checked good enough.
I don't buy the expensive boat batteries. Only ocassionaly are the batteries deap cycled. Most days, The battery is mostly charged by noon. Locally we have batteries (often called irrigation batteries ) we can buy for $40. I have had them last for years on a fencer. Also sometimes i get a well used battery in a vehicle that is still working, but not giving as much reserve. I use that on fencers and put a fresh one in the vehicle.
Ocassionaly now, I have seen solar fencers that are already put togather, but you can do it yourself cheaper. watch the joules. Some solar fencers are around half a joule. You want a minimum of 3 joules. With 6 joules grounded good, and a little moisture in the ground, when a critter touches it, you can be a quarter mile away and hear a snap and a beller. When you hear that, they will not be messing with the fence.
If you are using more than a tiny amount of electric fence, you need to invest in a fault finder. Yes i know it cost about a hundred $, but is worth its weight in gold. | |
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