Gallagher M950 Instructions Manual page 7

• Electric animal fences intended for deterring birds, household pet containment or training animals
such as cows need only be supplied from low output energizers to obtain sa sfactory and safe
performance.
• In electric animal fences intended for deterring birds from roos ng on buildings, no electric fence
wire shall be connected to the energizer earth electrode. A warning sign shall be fi ed to every
point where persons may gain ready access to the conductors.
• Fence wiring should be installed well away from any telephone or telegraph line or radio aerial.
• Where an electric animal fence crosses a public pathway, a non-electrifi ed gate shall be
incorporated in the electric animal fence at that point or a crossing by means of s les shall be
provided. At any such crossing, the adjacent electrifi ed wires shall carry warning signs.
• Any part of an electric animal fence that is installed along a public road or pathway shall be
iden fi ed by electric fence warning signs (G6020) at regular intervals that are securely fastened to
the fence posts or fi rmly clamped to the fence wires.
• The size of the warning sign shall be at least 100mm x 200mm.
• The background colour of both sides of the warning sign shall
be yellow. The inscrip on on the sign shall be black and shall
be either:
- the substance of "CAUTION: Electric Fence" or,
- the symbol shown:
• The inscrip on shall be indelible, inscribed on both sides of
the warning sign and have a height of at least 25mm.
• Ensure that all mains operated, ancillary equipment
connected to the electric animal fence circuit provides a
degree of isola on between the fence circuit and the supply mains equivalent to that provided by
the energizer.
• Protec on from the weather shall be provided for the ancillary equipment unless this equipment is
cer fi ed by the manufacturer as being suitable for use outdoors, and is of a type with a minimum
degree of protec on IPX4.
This energizer complies with interna onal safety regula ons and is manufactured to interna onal
standards.
Gallagher reserves the right to make changes without no ce to any product specifi ca on to improve
reliability, func on or design. E & OE.
The author thanks the Interna onal Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for permission to reproduce Informa on
from its Interna onal Publica on 60335-2-76 ed.2.2 (2013). Annex BB1. All such extracts are copyright of IEC,
Geneva, Switzerland. All rights reserved. Further informa on on the IEC is available from www.iec.ch. IEC has
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