Operation; Building An Electric Fence - patura P4000 Mode D'emploi

Operation

• Keep this manual in a handy location.
• Carefully read all the safety considerations in this manual. See "Safety Considerations" on
page 27.
• Carefully check your installation to ensure that it complies with all local safety regulations.
• Turn on the power supply. The power light illuminates when the energiser is on.
LED display
You can use the LED display to read voltage at the output terminals of the energiser.
Reading voltage
When the energiser pulses, each of the 10 segments on the LED display represents an incre-
ment of approximately 1 kV (1000 V) of output voltage. For example, if the first 4 segments
are illuminated at each pulse, the output voltage is approximately 4 kV (4000 V).
If you see only red lights at each pulse and no green lights, this means that your fence line is
very heavily loaded, and you need to look for faults on the fence line.

Building an Electric Fence

Components of an electric fence
An electric fence system comprises the following elements:
• An energiser.
• An earth system. This comprises a number of metal stakes inserted into the ground, which
are connected to the earth terminal on the energiser.
• PATURA insulated underground cables. Used to connect the energiser to the earth and fence.
• An insulated fence. Connected to the fence output terminal of the energiser. Fences can be
made to a variety of designs (see below).
Note:
The animal receives a shock when it completes a circuit between the fence and the earth
system. The fence has all live wires and requires conductive soils.
Energiser
Earth
Earth return
live
live
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