Important Information - Gallagher PowerPlus B40 Instructions Manual

Thank you for purchasing this energizer.
Gallagher, as a world leader in electric fencing, is committed to providing leading products. Gallagher Power
Fences™ are alternatives to traditional barbed and net wire fences at a lower cost. Your new energizer incorporates
the latest in electric fencing technology, ensuring powerful animal control. This energizer has built-in lightning
protection devices to reduce the incidence of lightning damage and built-in RFI (Radio Frequency Interference)
Suppressed Circuitry.
If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, please return the energizer to your dealer within 30 days
of purchase and we will give you a full refund - guaranteed. If you have any questions regarding this product please
email us: sales@gallagher.co.nz, or contact the store where you purchased this Gallagher product.

Important information

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WARNING:
• WARNING –
Do not connect to mains-operated equipment.
• Do NOT touch the fence with the head, mouth, neck or torso. Do not climb over, through or under a multi-wire
electric fence. Use a gate or a specially designed crossing point.
• Do NOT become entangled in the fence. Avoid electric fence constructions that are likely to lead to the
entanglement of animals or persons.
• Electric animal fences shall be installed and operated so that they cause no electrical hazard to persons, animals
or their surroundings.
• It is recommended that, in all areas where there is a likely presence of unsupervised children who will be
unaware of the dangers of electric fencing, that a suitably rated current limiting device having a resistance of
not less than 500 ohms be connected between the energizer and the electric fence in this area.
• In areas of public access, use an electric fence warning sign (G6020) every 10m (33ft) to identify the electrified
wire(s).
• Where an electric animal fence crosses a public pathway, a non-electrified gate shall be incorporated in the
electric animal fence at that point or a crossing by means of stiles shall be provided. At any such crossing, the
adjacent electrified wires shall carry warning signs (G6020).
• The appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision.
• Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• Do not place combustible materials near the fence or energizer connections. In times of extreme fire risk,
disconnect energizer.
• Refer servicing to a Gallagher Authorised Service Centre.
• Check your local council for specific regulations.
• An electric animal fence shall not be supplied from two separate energizers or from independent fence circuits
of the same energizer.
• For any two separate electric animal fences, each supplied from a separate energizer independently timed, the
distance between the wires of the two electric animal fences shall be at least 2m. If this gap is to be closed, this
shall be effected by means of electrically nonconductive material or an isolated metal barrier.
• Barbed wire or razor wire shall not be electrified by an energizer.
• A non-electrified fence incorporating barbed wire or razor wire may be used to support one or more off-set
electrified wires of an electric animal fence. The supporting devices for the electrified wires shall be constructed
so as to ensure that these wires are positioned at a minimum distance of 150mm from the vertical plane of the
non-electrified wires. The barbed wire and razor wire shall be earthed at regular intervals.
• Follow the energizer manufacturer's recommendations regarding earthing.
• Do not install an earth (ground) system for your electric fence within 10m (33ft) of any power,
telecommunications or other system.
• Except for low output battery operated energizers, the energizer earth electrode should penetrate the ground
to a depth of at least 1m (3ft).
• Use high voltage lead-out cable in buildings to effectively insulate from the earthed structural parts of the
building and where soil could corrode exposed galvanised wire. Do not use household electrical cable.
• Connecting leads that are run underground shall be run in conduit of insulating material or else insulated high
voltage lead-out cable shall be used. Care must be taken to avoid damage to the connecting leads due to the
effects of animal hooves or tractor wheels sinking into the ground.
• Connecting leads shall not be installed in the same conduit as the mains supply wiring, communication cables or
data cables.
• Connecting leads and electric animal fence wires shall not cross above overhead power or communication lines.
• Crossings with overhead power lines shall be avoided wherever possible. If such a crossing cannot be avoided it
shall be made underneath the power line and as nearly as possible at right angles to it.
• If connecting leads and electric animal fence wires are installed near an overhead power line, the clearances
shall not be less than those shown in the table below.
Minimum clearances from power lines for electric animal fences
Less than or equal to 1 000
Greater than 1 000 and less than or equal to 33 000
Greater than 33 000
Power line Voltage V Clearance m
3
4
8
3