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Setup in Non-Docking Zone
1.16 Perimeter Switch Placement and Perimeter Wire Setup
Find a convenient spot
outside the perimeter
of the non-docking zone, but a location that is relatively
easy for you to access. Consider placing the perimeter switch near shrubs or bushes to hide them.
Now, knowing the Perimeter Switch location, you can begin the setup of the Perimeter Wire in each of the
zones, as was explained in articles 1.3 to 1.10.
1.17 Completing The Setup
Once the perimeter wire is completed and pegged to the ground, the last step to complete is attaching
the Perimeter Switch to the perimeter wires and testing the setup. A properly installed perimeter will
have two loose wire ends located where the perimeter set up was started; the wire end from the start of
the perimeter installation and the wire end from finishing the perimeter installation. See Figure 1.28.
Pull the two loose perimeter wire leads taut and peg them down to the ground, adjacent to one another,
as you move away from the perimeter and towards the Perimeter Switch location (use the same pegs to
attach the two wires from the lawn to the Perimeter Switch location).
At the location of the perimeter switch, cut the two loose perimeter wires so they are of equal length,
removing any excess wire. Strip back
¼ inch (6 mm) of insulation from each wire end. Insert the wire
ends to the connector (either wire to either screw, as there is no polarity) and tighten the screws as
shown in figure 1.29.
Figure 1.29 – Inserting and Fastening Perimeter Wire to Connector
Strip back ¼ inch (6 mm) of
insulation from each wire end
and insert each perimeter wire
end into hole of connector.
Using a small flat blade
screwdriver, tighten these
two screws to secure the
perimeter wires into the
connector
Figure 1.28 – Completing Perimeter Wire at Perimeter Switch
Two wire ends from
perimeter setup.
Perimeter witch > 3 feet
(1m) from perimeter.
Note that the wires are adjacent and touching leading from the perimeter to
the Perimeter Switch. Peg firmly to the ground leading away from the
perimeter and towards the perimeter switch location
