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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Electric Fence Set-Up
With the indoor plant well protected it is important not to forget about the outdoor plant. Records show that this is around the time the squirrels have been known to start damaging the plants. In addition, the female flowers are starting to show so the fence also helps ensure some extra protection.
Specifically, this is a positive negative fence netting material that is 28” tall. The basics of this type are that the squirrel can complete the circuit through the net, as it only needs to touch two of the wires. The more common type of electric fence/net requires the animal to touch both the fence and the ground at the same time, since the fence only has a positive charge.
Powering this fence is an AC powered Kencove Low-Impedance Electric Fence Energizer rated at 4.0 Joule output. While this amount of power is overkill, there has been no negative impacts noticed. (Just to not touch it or pee on it;-)
The reading on the digital voltmeter is 8,600 volts which should be enough to keep out animals up to an including Woolly Mammoths according to a fellow farmer. (Note for some of the more persistent species such as wild hogs and bears the recommended minimum voltage is 5,000volts.)
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