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INSTALLATION
Directions
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E-mail
us your name and address (or call toll-free 1-800-843-3702) for FREE product
samples and information, a Fence Planning Guide and the SAFE-FENCE System
Reference Manual. |
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Improving Poor Ground
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Send
us (or call with) a detailed description of your fence needs. Our experienced
sales staff will provide a cost estimate at no obligation or up-front expense.
Discover the affordability of SAFE-FENCE! |
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Dry
or barren ground is a poor conductor of electricity. Voltage returning to
the fence charger will decline substantially in these conditions. In arid
regions or sandy soil areas it may be necessary to install grounding around
the fence to achieve maximum fence efficiency. You may ground one of the strands
of fence, or the best solution is to run bare galvanized wire just below the
surface of the ground, attached to each post, for optimum functionality. |
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Grounding
a strand of fence |
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Grounding a strand
of fence provides direct connection to the fence charger when the animal contacts
both the negative and positive strands of fence at the same time. Because
this is a direct connection, the earth's ability to return voltage to the
ground system is by-passed, avoiding the limited ability of dry, arid soil
to return voltage to the fence charger. |
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Installing
a Ground wire |
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A ground wire buried
along the length of the fence line and attached to the T-posts extends the
reach of the ground system. Voltage has to travel only a short distance to
return to ground.
The ground wire is
best buried 4-6" below ground level. It may also lay on the ground stretched
tight, but will present the risk of a horse pawing and hooking the wire on
a shoe or in the pastern joint-exposing the horse to potential injury.
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TIP:
When burying your ground rods they should be 4"-6" under the surface
of the earth. A coffee can, with a slot to run the ground wire through, can
be placed over the end of the rod and then back-filled for added safety. |
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J.L.
Williams Company . PO
Box 209 . Meridian, ID 83680
1-800-843-3702
Copyright© 2000
J.L. Williams Company
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