Safety Considerations - Tru-Test PATRIOT PBX50 Manual Del Usario

For information about building an electric fence,
refer to the Patriot website
www.patriotglobal.com.
Installing and testing a
ground system
Select a suitable site for the ground system. Sites
need to be at least 33' (10 m) from other ground
systems (e.g. telephone, mains/line power or the
ground system of another unit).
Drive 6' (2 m) ground rods into the soil. The
table below specifies the minimum number of 6'
(2 m) ground rods recommended for a ground
system:
Model
Patriot PBX50
Patriot PBX120
Patriot PBX200

Safety considerations

Warning!
- Do not connect to mains-operated or line-
operated equipment.
- Switch the unit off before installation or
performing any work on the fence.
- Read all the safety considerations carefully.
- Check your installation to ensure that it
complies with all local safety regulations.
- Europe - The unit must be located in a
shelter, and the cable must not be handled
when the temperature is below 5 °C.
- Do not connect simultaneously to a fence
and to any other device such as a cattle
trainer or a poultry trainer. Otherwise,
lightning striking your fence will be
conducted to all other devices.
Notes:
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This product has been designed for use with
electric animal fences.
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Keep these instructions in a handy location.
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Ground rods
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Safe electric fence construction
Warning!
Read before use.
An electric fence can be hazardous when there is
a risk of entrapment or entanglement, or other
hazards exist. Serious injury or death may result.
Take all steps to avoid the risk of entrapment or
entanglement.
Hazards
 Do not climb through or under an electric fence.
If it is necessary to cross an electric fence use a
gate or specially designed crossing point.
 Do not allow young or infirm persons to use this
unit without supervision. Do not allow young
children to play with this unit or near an electric
fence or electrified wires.
 Do not electrify barbed wire.
 Do not support off-set electrified wires less than
6‛ (150 mm) from the vertical plane of a barbed
wire fence.
 Do not electrify any fence construction which
could lead to entanglement of persons or
animals. We recommend for instance, that no
more than one electrified off-set wire be
supported on either side of a barbed wire or
mesh fence.
 Do not supply an electric fence from two units.
 Do not allow electrified wires from two units on
the same or adjacent properties to be less than
8' (2.5 m) apart.
 Do not place the unit's ground electrode within
33' (10 m) of any part of a power supply ground
system or telecommunications ground system.
 Do not run electric fence wires above or close to
overhead power or communication lines.