If
you want to have an electric fence that works properly, an electric
fence charger needs to be properly built and maintained to ensure
that your fence is working properly.
One of the first things that you must do in order to make sure that
the fence is getting an adequate charge is to ensure that you install
several rods that will provide a good grounding method. In order to
work properly, the electricity needs to complete a full circle back
to the charger.
You also will need to try to keep your grass in your yard short.
Long, tall and wet grass can make it more difficult for your charger
to work correctly. Essentially, what the tall, wet grass does is suck
the juice right out of your charger, rendering it much less useful.
If you don’t want to mow all of your grass that often, at least
make sure the grass is cleared in the important places pertaining
to your fence and charger.
Next, you need to make sure you find the right balance between a
charger that is too strong and one that is too weak. Unless you are
trying to keep wild animals – like bears and wolves –
out of your yard, you are going to want to get a charger that is not
too strong, but also not so wimpy that animals will simply walk right
through it because the electric charge just isn’t significant
enough.
Because chargers can be prone to being damaged – especially
from lightning – it is a good idea to have an extra on hand
if you can afford it. This will help you ensure that the electric
fence charger is up and working all the time – even during adverse
times