On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:29:23 -0700, "PrecisionmachinisT"
wrote:


"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
.. .
Plugged in the electric fencer and the meter reads "short" but it
still shocks the **** out of you. Don't ask me how I know this.

Not having a volt indication will be a real problem, no way to know if
grass etc. is knocking down the effectiveness. A fencer puts out a
high volt burst a small percent of the time. On the order of 7K volts
for 50 miliseconds once per second. Is there an easy way to add a volt
meter? Just a relative indication is all that's needed. or time to buy
another unit? ($250)


If there is grass or somesuch on the line, a spark will develop at the
charger if you disconnect the wire and hold it far enough away from the
terminal to form a 1/16 in or so wide gap.

Even with no grass that will happen due to line capacitance or line
impedence.