Setup and Power Portable Electric Fence
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What happens here
The user installs white polywire from a pre-existing fence to a gate handle. He walks along the desired fence line, securing the polywire to temporary fence posts with insulators. This creates a new, smaller pasture section. He then walks through the newly enclosed area, confirming it's ready for the cattle to graze. He then checks the existing electric fence charger, a 'Starline SLX-10', which has a red indicator light instead of a green one, signaling a dead battery. He removes an EverStart car battery from his ATV to use as a replacement. After connecting the car battery to the charger, the indicator light turns green, confirming the fence is now live and working.
Goal: Implement and troubleshoot a portable electric fence system for cattle rotation.
Tools and materials
- Car Battery EverStart — Powering the fence charger
- Electric Fence Charger — Generating electric pulses for the fence
- Gate Handle — Providing an insulated grip for opening/closing the fence section
- Honda ATV — Source of the car battery
- Insulators — Preventing electricity from grounding through posts
- Polywire — Forming the conductive fence line
- Temporary Fence Posts — Supporting the polywire along the fence line