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Building a permanent electric fence 

For information about building a permanent electric fence, 
refer to the Patriot website 

www.patriotglobal.com

Temporary electric fencing 

Patriot offers a range of products that allow the farmer to 
construct a temporary electric fence.  A temporary fence that 
can be quickly erected and easily moved allows the farmer to: 

• 

Make smaller paddocks (fields) 

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Keep herds of animals separated 

• 

Ration feed 

Note: 

 Use more wires for smaller animals and wild animals.  

Politape should be used when greater visibility is required (e.g. 
horses).  

An example of a temporary fence is shown below. 

 

Safety considerations 

Definition of special terms 

Electric fence controller 

– An appliance that is intended to 

periodically deliver voltage impulses to a fence connected to it.

 

Fence 

– A barrier for animals or for the purpose of security, 

comprising one or more conductors such as metal wires, rods 
or rails. 

Electric fence 

– A barrier which includes one or more electric 

conductors, insulated from ground, to which electric pulses 
are applied by an electric fence controller. 

Fence circuit 

– All conductive parts or components within an 

electric fence controller that are connected or are intended to 
be connected, galvanically, to the output terminals. 

Ground electrode 

– Metal structure that is driven into the 

ground near an electric fence controller and connected 
electrically to the Fence ground terminal of the electric fence 
controller, and that is independent of other grounding 

arrangements. 

Connecting lead 

– An electric conductor, used to connect the 

electric fence controller to the electric fence or the ground 
electrode. 

Electric animal fence 

– An electric fence used to contain 

animals within or exclude animals from a particular area. 

Electric security fence 

– A fence used for security purposes 

which comprises an electric fence and a physical barrier 

electrically isolated from the electric fence. 

Physical barrier 

– A barrier not less than 1.5 m (5’) high 

intended to prevent inadvertent contact with the pulsed 

conductors of the electric fence. Physical barriers are typically 
constructed from vertical sheeting, rigid vertical bars, rigid 
mesh, rods or chainwire mesh. 

Public access area 

– Any area where persons are protected 

from inadvertent contact with pulsed conductors by a physical 
barrier. 

Pulsed conductors 

– Conductors which are subjected to high 

voltage pulses by the electric fence controller. 

Secure area 

– The side of an electric security fence where a 

person may come into contact with the electric fence, without 

the protection of a physical barrier. 

 

Requirements for electric animal fences 

Electric animal fences and their ancillary equipment shall be 

installed, operated and maintained in a manner that minimises 
danger to persons, animals or their surroundings. 
This electric fence controller is not intended for use by young 
children or infirm persons unless they are adequately 
supervised by a responsible person to ensure that they can use 

the electric fence controller safely. 
Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do 

not play with the electric fence controller. 
Electric animal fence constructions that are likely to lead to the 

entanglement of animals or persons shall be avoided. 
An electric animal fence shall not be supplied from two 

separate electric fence controllers or from independent fence 
circuits of the same electric fence controller. 
For any two separate electric animal fences, each supplied 
from a separate electric fence controller independently timed, 
the distance between the wires of the two electric animal 

fences shall be at least 2 m (6’6”). If this gap is to be closed, 
this shall be effected by means of electrically non-conductive 
material or an isolated metal barrier. 
Barbed wire or razor wire shall not be electrified by an electric 
fence controller. 
A non-electrified fence incorporating barbed wire or razor 
wire may be used to support one or more offset electrified 

wires of an electric animal fence. The supporting devices for 
the electrified wires shall be constructed so as to ensure that 
these wires are positioned at a minimum distance of 

150 mm (6”) from the vertical plane of the non-electrified 
wires. The barbed wire and razor wire shall be grounded at 
regular intervals. 
Follow our recommendations regarding grounding.  
A distance of at least 10 m (33’) shall be maintained between 
the electric fence controller ground electrode and any other 
grounding system connected parts such as the power supply 

system protective ground or the telecommunication system 
ground. 
Connecting leads that are run inside buildings shall be 
effectively insulated from the grounded structural parts of the 
building. This may be achieved by using insulated high voltage 

cable. 
Connecting leads that are run underground shall be run in 

conduit of insulating material or else insulated high voltage 
cable shall be used. Care must be taken to avoid damage to 

the connecting leads due to the effects of animal hooves or 
vehicle wheels sinking into the ground. 
Connecting leads shall not be installed in the same conduit as 
the mains supply wiring, communication cables or data cables. 

Summary of Contents for PS15

Page 1: ...F L E X I B IL I T Y D E S I G N VA L U E F L E X I B IL I T Y D E S I G N VA L U E SOLAR POWERED ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER PS15 INSTRUC TION MANUAL W A R NI N G R E A D A L L I N S T R UC T I O NS...

Page 2: ...rademarks of Tru Test Corporation Limited No part of this publication may be photocopied reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photoc...

Page 3: ...es an electric fence controller and an insulated fence The electric fence controller puts very short pulses of electricity onto the fence line These pulses have a high voltage but are of very short du...

Page 4: ...lse every 1 seconds Low A pulse every 3 seconds Note If the pulse indicator light flashes quickly several times and then there is a pause there may be a problem with the electric fence controller Retu...

Page 5: ...person may come into contact with the electric fence without the protection of a physical barrier Requirements for electric animal fences Electric animal fences and their ancillary equipment shall be...

Page 6: ...o the electric fence controller ground electrode A warning sign shall be fitted to every point where persons may gain ready access to the conductors Where an electric animal fence crosses a public pat...

Page 7: ...gth of the fence or reduce the number of fence wires Alternatively divide the fence line into smaller zones with each zone powered by a separate electric fence controller The pulse speed is irregular...

Page 8: ...S AV E T H E S E I N S T R UC T I O NS w w w p a t r i ot g l o b a l c o m...

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