TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Fact: The large majority of all fence energizers returned for repair are not
defective. The problem is usually in the fence construction.
If the fence is not operating properly, check the fence line to make sure it is not
touching your house, trees, shrubs, grass weeds or anything other than the plastic
fence posts. These will all cause the fence to short out. Check your connections to the
power source to see that they are secure. Be sure the fence and ground wires are
tightened securely by the wing nuts. If everything checks out and you still do not have
a "sting" on the fence line, you may have a poor ground, in which case you may need
to drive a 6–8' (1.8–2.4 m) metal rod into the earth and replace the ground wire from
the two-foot ground rod to the new rod (see Illustration 2). If you suspect there is no
charge from the energizer, perform the following test.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH
THE ACTIVATED FENCE WIRE.
Use a commercial electric fence tester to check the
output on the fence line while it is activated. If there is no output, remove the fence wire
from the energizer and check the output across the terminals with an electric fence
tester. If the tester indicates output, the problem is with the fence. If the tester indicates
no output, the problem is with the energizer.
SS-725
: The output of this energizer can be checked using an AC voltmeter. The
open circuit (no load) output is between 700 and 900 volts AC. The amperage at short
circuit conditions (maximum) is 6 to 10 milliamperes.
SS-750
: The indicator lamp (located between the ground and fence terminals)
shows the output to be OK when the lamp blinks under normal fence load conditions.
If the lamp does not blink, remove the fence wire from the energizer to see if the lamp
begins to blink at no-load conditions. If the lamp does blink, the problem is with the
fence construction. If the lamp does not blink, the problem is with the energizer.
CAUTION: Always unplug the energizer from its power source when discon-
necting the fence wire.
The SS-750 energizer's output can only be measured using
a commercial type electric fence tester.
HOW AN ELECTRIC FENCE WORKS
Illustration 2 depicts a typical electric fence circuit. When an animal comes into con-
tact with an electrically-charged fence, the animal will feel the electric current because
the electrical charge passes through the animal's body, then through the earth to the
ground rod, and then up the ground wire to the ground terminal of the energizer. If the
animal and the ground terminal of the energizer are not sufficiently grounded due to an
improperly installed ground rod or fence system, or if the animal is not grounded, then
the path of electric shock cannot be completed and the animal will not feel the charge.
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