I bought my unit either at Lowes or Home Depot (I don't recall). They
sell the plastic insulators that fit metal posts. I have also seen
them at the farmer's coop. The fence has no effect on birds because
the of the grounding. The charger clicks every second, and that's
when the high-voltage (low amp) is sent. It has an on/off switch. The
unit itself is surprisingly small for delivering such a wallop.

On Sun, 04 Jan 2004 04:54:46 GMT, "Dave" wrote:

Where can I buy one of those solar-powered backups for my unit?
Thanks


"Phisherman" wrote in message
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We have a solar-powered, battery backup electric fence. An animal (or
human) will only touch it once (I did!). A stray dog touched it and
it yelped running in the opposite direction. I saw a squirrel do a
back flip once. The charger was about $100, and it has been running
for over 10 years without attention.