patura P4500 User Manual page 63

Fence designs
Fences can be constructed to suit the type of livestock and materials available.
Discuss with your PATURA distributor which design best suits your needs.
Permanent electric fencing
PATURA offers a range of products that allow the farmer to install permanent electric fences.
A professional permanent electric fence allows the farmer to:
• Fence in big areas (fields)
• Gain ideal conductivity for long fences
• Have maintenance-free fences for years
Temporary electric fencing
PATURA offers a range of products that allow the farmer to install temporary electric fences.
A temporary fence that can be quickly erected and easily moved allows the farmer to:
• Make smaller paddocks (fields)
• Keep herds of animals separated
• Ration feed
Note:
Use more wires for smaller animals and wild animals. Polytape should be used
when greater visibility is required (e.g. horses).
Installing and testing an earth system
Select a suitable site for the earth system. Site needs to be:
• At least 10 m (33') from other earth systems (e.g. telephone and power lines).
• Away from stock or other traffic that could interfere with the installation.
• At a site that can be easily observed for maintenance.
• Ideally at a site that has damp soil (e.g. a shaded or swampy location). Note that the earth
does not need to be directly adjacent to the energiser installation.
Drive PATURA earth stakes into the ground. Use high-voltage, insulated cable and earth clamps
to continuously connect the earth stakes and the energiser's Earth terminal. Make sure the
insulation is stripped back to ensure good contact between the wire and the earth stake. The
table below specifies the minimum number of 1 m or 2 m (3'3") earth stakes recommended for
an earthing system. Often, especially with bad conducting or dry soil more respectively longer
earth stakes are necessary.
P4500 / P4600:
P6000:
Test the earth system, using the following procedure:
1. Turn off the energiser.
at least 3 earth stakes, 1 m each
at least 3 earth stakes, 2 m each
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