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Location: Hoosierville | Wanting to buy either a battery-powered or solar fence charger to use for a small corral while we horse camp.I don't need a lot of shock power and i just don't know what to buy! Any help would be appreciated. |
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Location: Vanzant, Missouri | Either will work. I used one that took 2 DD batteries and worked well. I have also used the solar. But the other one was cheaper. |
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Location: missouri | The best we found were small and very good at Batteries Plus. We have had many.... the solar ones did not do very well for us. |
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Location: Hoosierville | Thanks friends! I did end up finding one that is battery powered, 2-D batteries. I didn't think to go to the battery store!! Duh. I paid 76.00 plus shipping. More than I wanted to spend but I am going camping next week. |
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Location: Northern Utah | I've bought several makes over the years. Don't pay much attention any more, Just buy what the local feed store has that uses 4D cell batteries and is small enough to pack in the pack saddlesMost pack trips or camp ground hot wire set ups are pretty small. Nobody runs 5 miles of hot wire while camping, so almost any charger will heat up 100 feet of wire. Heck even when we pack in and put up 1/2 mile of poly string around a large meadow, the battery charges will run that just fine. |
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Location: central IL | Hating to be stupid, but wanting to purchase a battery operated fence charger. I have all the posts, handles and covered wire on hand from previous projects over the years. So, what do you attach the charger to? Do you ground the charger? Always appreciate input from people who have lots of experience with a product before jumping into a purchase. Thanks, Cindi |
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Location: Northern Utah | The portable ones I've used, use 4 "D" cell flashlight batteries, They will last about 6 weeks in use, More than long enough for a weekend camp out. |
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Location: central IL | What do you hang the charger onto? Also, do you need a ground wire? The poles are so flimsy, I wouldn't think they'd be strong enough to secure a charger safely. Am looking at buying one so I can camp on some property we own "down home". I was going to have some heavy panels delivered, but then I can also see someone stealing them since we are seldom there. |
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Location: Northern Utah | Ace, I put the charger on the pole that we use for a gate. So I can unhook it when I want to lead horses through.Sometimes I use a double post on that place to help hold the tension of the hot wire. |
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Location: central IL | Painted,I guess I'm going to have to look at one of the chargers to see how it's hooked onto the post. I assume the charger isn't too heavy. One question...have you encountered a situation when the ground is to hard to drive the posts into it? Then what do you do? Tks, Cindi |
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Location: Northern Utah | I just move the post over a foot or two to a softer spot. Worst case, bring spike or piece of rebar and drive it in a hammer and to create a hole for the postMost portable chargers will hang on the wire. Just position it next to a post so the wire doesn't sag a lot. |
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Location: Florida | We used this charger all season this year with the same batteries. http://www.kencove.com/fence/Stafix+AN90+Battery+Energizer_detail_E... Along with a handful of TSC step in stakes, An orange extention cord reel from lowes, full of flat tape. We had a safe and enjoyable camping season. Oh and you might like this to carry those step in stakes with. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GPASPKSTDBG50/ |
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Location: central IL | Totally awesome! This is just what I'm looking for. Love the tips on a carrying case, too. All right in my price range. I have the posts and electric white rope, so this is all I need. The pictures are extremely helpful and appreciated. Thank you so much. Cindi |
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Location: Florida | Although the charger appeared fragile too me at first sight, I vowed to treat it careful. Because we remove the batteries after each trip I don't snap it into the stake all the way. Makes it easier for a quick disassemble. And I never force it into the ground. I carry a tester and it always has a strong charge.If you get the bag, take a handful of large wire nuts and put one on the end of each post to keep from poking thru in time (red). http://www.lowes.com/pd_114567-12704-30-5152JR___?productId=3127579... If you don't have the extension cord holder for your fence yet here it is.. http://www.lowes.com/pd_71315-1373-K-100_1z0uxzt__?productId=312942... A must....Best of luck. |
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Location: Hoosierville | I hadn't been on this site for a couple of months so I am a bit late to the conversation but...''the charger i bought uses two "c" batteries, I didn't want too much zap since i am not running that much electric tape. I use the step-in posts and put two posts about 8" apart to hang my charger on and have my gate elsewhere. It works! I love it that my horse isn't tied to a rail. I take her halter off and I sleep like a baby knowing she isn't going to hurt herself on a rope.
And since ground in Indiana can be like concrete, I bought a 4 lb. little sledge hammer to coax the posts into the ground. I also bought an 8' long copper post ( had it cut into two 4' lengths) to ground the circuit. Once again, since it's not such a big area the ground post length is sufficient for the job.
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Location: Hoosierville | Correction: I bought a charger that uses 2 "D" batteries, not "c"! |
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Portable fence chargers for camp
