To Set Up Your Wolseley SX250 Fencer
Danger: Risk of electric shock.
Only carry out installation when equipment is turned off.
1) Ensure your backup batteries are fitted, observing the correct polarity (see
item 13).
2) Push the minimum of 1 x 1m Earth Stake, well into the soil. For dry or well-
drained soil, more earth stakes may be necessary. Ensure the soil around the
stake is damp (several buckets of water will help give better conductivity
between the earth stake and the soil).
3) Mount your “Solar Bug” on the Earth stake and connect the GREEN wire onto
the stake.
4) Connect the HT CLIP connected to the blue wire, onto your fence line,
ensuring a good contact at all times.
5) Do a final check of your fence line, making sure that it is correctly insulated
and tensioned.
6) Operate the slider switch on the base of your “Solar Bug”. The pulse indicator
light will flash to show the unit is operating correctly.
7) The “Solar Charging Indicator LED” on the panel frame will shine to indicate a
good level of charge from the panel into the NIMH battery pack.
8) Your fencer should now be energising your fence line and containing your
animals.
9) When replacing the batteries ensure that the unit is switched off.
10) Always remove the batteries when the unit is put into storage. We
recommend new alkaline ‘D’ cell batteries be installed in a Solar Bug each
season, even though the batteries may not be exhausted.
11) Make sure the solar panel is exposed to full daylight at all times, any kind of
shading, even partial, will reduce the efficiency of the charge to the internal
battery pack.
12) Keep the tempered glass solar panel clean at all times, wipe with a damp
cloth and dry to a shine to maintain maximum efficiency.
13) To replace the batteries release the bottom cover by squeezing the 2 black
catches inwards (towards the switch), pull the cover downward to expose the
batteries. Replace the 2 ‘D’ cell batteries ﴾observing polarity﴿ with alkaline
batteries. Relocate the bottom cover and snap into position over the 2 black
catches.
Troubleshooting
Under normal conditions your “Wolseley Solar Bug” should be able to energise up to
5km of single strand wire fencing, 2.5km multi wire fence, or 1 net. Should you
experience any problems with the operation of your unit please check the following.
1) Is the “Pulse Light” flashing?
2) If it is, turn the unit off and disconnect the fencer from the fence. Using a
fence tester (P/no 33000), connect the tester between the HT clip and the
earth clip, turn the fencer on, you should get a reading in excess of 5000V,
which indicates your fencer is operating correctly.
3) If the “Pulse Light” isn’t flashing, try a set of fresh backup batteries. If it still
does not operate, contact our Service Department on 01392 460077.
4) If your fencer has passed “Test 2”, inspect your line. Look for any vegetation,
which has overgrown the line, or any breaks in the line. If your soil is dry, pour
some water around the earth stake to improve the earth.
5) Reconnect the fencer and turn it on. Check the fence with your tester.
Perform one test close to the unit, between the fence line and the earth stake.
Then compare this result with a reading further down the fence line, with the
tester probe pushed into the soil. If the voltage has dropped considerably,
then you need to improve your earth, by putting in extra stakes.
Solar Bug Specifications
Case and solar panel frame moulded in white ultra violet stabilised polypropylene.
Solar panel is a high efficiency monocrystalline type on tempered glass of excellent
quality and long life
Energy stored (joules)
Open load
500ohm load
Full solar
0.35j
7Kv
3Kv
Back up power
-
6Kv
2Kv
Auto night saver
open load
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4kv-5kv
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W.E.E REGISTRATION NUMBER: WEE/GGO133ZR/PRO
For any further advice on recycling our products, please contact our UK
Service Department on 01392 460077, who will be pleased to help.
DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING INFORMATION Thank you for purchasing the Wolseley
SX250 energiser. Please familiarise yourself with the operator instructions for your
product and always use only for the purpose it was designed. At any point in the future,
should you decide to dispose of, or replace your product, please ensure that you do NOT
dispose of it in a Landfill site. Please Only dispose of it at a registered recycling facility,
more information on which can be found at
WWW. RECYCLE-MORE.CO.UK
. Also
ensure that any batteries where fitted, are removed and recycled in the correct manner.
