Safety Considerations; Servicing - Tru-Test 0.15 J Manuel De L'utilisateur

Safety considerations

Definition of special terms
Energizer – 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 earth, to which electric pulses are applied by an energizer.
Fence circuit – All conductive parts or components within an energizer that are
connected or are intended to be connected, galvanically, to the output
terminals.
Earth electrode – Metal structure that is driven into the ground near an
energizer and connected electrically to the Fence earth terminal of the
energizer, and that is independent of other earthing arrangements.
Connecting lead – An electric conductor, used to connect the energizer to the
electric fence or the earth 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 energizer.
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.
Warning! Avoid contacting electric fence wires especially with the head,
neck or torso. Do not climb over, through or under a multi-wire electric
fence. Use a gate or a specially designed crossing point.
This energizer is not intended for use by young children or by infirm persons
without supervision.
Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the
energizer.
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 energizers or
from independent fence circuits of the same energizer.
For any two separate electric animal fences, each supplied from a separate
energizer 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 energizer.
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 earthed at regular intervals.
Follow our recommendations regarding earthing.
A distance of at least 10 m (33') shall be maintained between the energizer
earth electrode and any other earthing system connected parts such as the
power supply system protective earth or the telecommunication system earth.
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Connecting leads that are run inside buildings shall be effectively insulated
from the earthed 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.
Connecting leads and electric animal fence wires shall not cross above
overhead power or communication lines.
Crossings with overhead power lines shall be avoided wherever possible. If
such a crossing cannot be avoided it shall be made underneath the power line
and as nearly as possible at right angles to it.
If connecting leads and electric animal fence wires are installed near an
overhead power line, the clearances shall not be less than those shown in the
table below.
Minimum clearances from power lines for electric animal fences
Power line voltage
≤1000 V
>1000 V to ≤33,000 V
>33,000 V
If connecting leads and electric animal fence wires are installed near an
overhead power line, their height above the ground shall not exceed 3 m (10').
This height applies to either side of the orthogonal projection of the outermost
conductors of the power line on the ground surface, for a distance of:
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2 m (6'6") for power lines operating at a nominal voltage not exceeding
1000 V.
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15 m (50') for power lines operating at a nominal voltage exceeding
1000 V.
Electric animal fences intended for deterring birds, household pet containment
or training animals such as cows need only be supplied from low output
energizers to obtain satisfactory and safe performance.
In electric animal fences intended for deterring birds from roosting on
buildings, no electric fence wire shall be connected to the energizer earth
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 pathway, a non-electrified gate
shall be incorporated in the electric animal fence at that point or a crossing by
means of stiles shall be provided. At any such crossing, the adjacent electrified
wires shall carry warning signs.
Any part of an electric animal fence that is installed along a public road or
pathway shall be identified at frequent intervals by warning signs securely
fastened to the fence posts or firmly clamped to the fence wires.
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The size of the warning sign shall be at least 100x200 mm (4x8").
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The background colour of both sides of the warning sign shall be yellow.
The inscription on the sign shall be black and shall be either:
or the substance of "CAUTION: Electric animal fence".
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The inscription shall be indelible, inscribed on both sides of the warning
sign and have a height of at least 25 mm (1").
Ensure that all mains-operated, ancillary equipment connected to the electric
animal fence circuit provides a degree of isolation between the fence circuit
and the supply mains equivalent to that provided by the energizer.
Protection from the weather shall be provided for the ancillary equipment
unless this equipment is certified by the manufacturer as being suitable for use
outdoors, and is of a type with a minimum degree of protection IPX4.

Servicing

This energizer contains no user serviceable parts. It must be returned
to a Tru-Test-appointed service agent for repair.
Clearance
3 m (10')
4 m (13')
8 m (27')