Safety Considerations - patura P1500 Mode D'emploi

Safety Considerations

Safety considerations according to European Security Standard EN 60335 ­2­76
Definition of special terms
Energiser – 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 conduc-
tors such as metal wires, rods or rails.
Electric fence – A barrier which includes one or more electric conductors, insulated from earth,
to which electric pulses are applied by an energiser.
Fence circuit – All conductive parts or components within an energiser that are connected or
are intended to be connected, galvanically, to the output terminals.
Earth stake – Metal structure that is driven into the ground near an energiser and connected
electrically to the Earth terminal of the energiser, and that is independent of other earthing
arrangements.
Connecting lead – An electric conductor, used to connect the energiser to the electric fence
or the earth stake.
Electric animal fence – An electric fence used to contain animals within or exclude animals
from a particular area.
Pulsed conductors – Conductors which are subjected to high voltage pulses by the energiser.
Requirements for electric fences
Electric fences and their ancillary equipment shall be installed, operated and maintained
in a manner that minimises danger to persons, animals or their surroundings.
Electric fence constructions that are likely to lead to the entanglement of animals or persons
shall be avoided.
WARNING! Avoid contacting electric fence wires especially with the head, neck or torso. Do
not climb over, through or under a multi­wire electric fence. Use a gate or a specially designed
crossing point.
This energiser is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons unless they have
been adequately supervised by a responsible person to ensure that they can use the energiser
safely. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the energiser.
An electric fence shall not be supplied from two or more separate energisers.
For any two separate electric fences, each supplied from a separate energiser independently
timed, the distance between the wires of the two electric fences shall be at least 2.5 m (8').
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