Comments on: Hot wire and temporary gate http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/hot-wire-and-temporary-gate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hot-wire-and-temporary-gate Mon, 21 May 2012 22:21:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lee http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/hot-wire-and-temporary-gate/comment-page-1/#comment-3093 lee Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:25:29 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1569#comment-3093 I <i>really</i> wanted to use a solar fence charger. Unfortunately, most people seem to have bad experiences with the farm store brands being vastly underpowered even for small fences. On top of that, our northwest winters include lots of clouds and short days. Even if I bought a nice charger, I'd have to oversize the panel to deal with the winters. The price tag for this setup ran up into the $600 range. I know I sometimes overspend (polyrope and insulators when hardware store rope and staples might have sufficed), but I have my limits. :) Ultimately, I bought the <a href="http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=13707" rel="nofollow">Kube 4000</a> wide impedance charger for $129. It has more kick than any solar unit I could afford, and uses only 4.5 watts/hour of power. At local electric rates, that's about $2.56 per year. That said, I am a big fan of solar tech. Way down on our priority list is a rack-mounted solar install. I really wanted to use a solar fence charger. Unfortunately, most people seem to have bad experiences with the farm store brands being vastly underpowered even for small fences. On top of that, our northwest winters include lots of clouds and short days. Even if I bought a nice charger, I’d have to oversize the panel to deal with the winters. The price tag for this setup ran up into the $600 range. I know I sometimes overspend (polyrope and insulators when hardware store rope and staples might have sufficed), but I have my limits. :)

Ultimately, I bought the Kube 4000 wide impedance charger for $129. It has more kick than any solar unit I could afford, and uses only 4.5 watts/hour of power. At local electric rates, that’s about $2.56 per year.

That said, I am a big fan of solar tech. Way down on our priority list is a rack-mounted solar install.

]]> By: Randy http://farmfolly.com/2009/06/hot-wire-and-temporary-gate/comment-page-1/#comment-3090 Randy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:15:22 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=1569#comment-3090 You should make it a solar electric fence. ...We're going to hook up a solar panal on our gate to our property to avoid running electricity out there. You should make it a solar electric fence. …We’re going to hook up a solar panal on our gate to our property to avoid running electricity out there.

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