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  • From: "Mark Abner" <wizard1 AT ctsbroadband.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] shock from the ground wire
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:25:18 -0400

if the fence is shorted to gound some where and the connection from the
ground rod to the box is loose or disonected when you standing on the ground
touch the ground lug on the fence charger you complete the circuit your
actualy getting shocked from teh ground not from the grounding lug on the
charger. disconnect the hot wire to the fence then check for current between
the grounding lug and the case of the charger if you get current there then
there is something wrong inside the box


Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Richard
Robinson
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 1:05 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] shock from the ground wire


I am trying to set up an electric fence to keep deer out. The ground wire is
hot, and I can't figure out why.

I have a Stafix battery-powered charger I have used successfully in the past
with net fencing. I have a battery correctly connected to the charger, and
the charger terminals correctly connected to the hot wire and ground wire.
Those wires are not touching. The ground wire is connected to a copper rod
sunk in the ground. It rained last night (and for the past two weeks), so
the soil is wet.

Despite all this, I am getting a shock from the ground wire. The volt meter
shows about 4000 volts when I connect the hot wire and ground wire, and
about 900 volts when I connect the ground wire and earth ground. I am
getting no voltage when I connect the allegedly hot fence wire and the
earth.

Other than a damaged charger, is there anything that could be causing this?

Also, I have an old Sears 110V plug-in charger, but need fuse holders for
the two 1A fuses. Any suggestions for where to find them?

thanks!

--
Richard Robinson
http://www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/

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