Safety Considerations - AgraTronix GS-50 Instrucciones De Instalación Y Funcionamiento

Safety Considerations

• Never put more than one energizer on a fence. Doing so is dangerous because it may re-
duce the time off between pulses, may damage the energizer and will void the warranty.
• Do not run fence wire above ground near high voltage power lines. If too close, the electric
fence may pick up dangerous levels of power from high voltage lines. Never cross under
a high voltage line with electric fence.
• Always maintain an adequate ground system securely attached to the energizer.
• Do not alter the polarity of the energizer plug on 110V operated energizers. For battery
operated energizers, the red battery clamp connects to the positive (+) battery terminal.
The black battery clamp connects to the negative (-) battery terminal.
• Never charge a battery that is connected to a fence energizer. Always disconnect the bat-
tery from the energizer first.
• WARNING! Electric fences are very effective psychological barriers when properly in-
stalled and when animals are trained to the fence. Electric fences are NOT complete physi-
cal barriers. Erratic animal behavior cannot be predicted and occasional fence penetration
can occur. Therefore, Power Wizard assumes no liability for animal containment, injury or
the consequences for misuse of the equipment.
• WARNING! Never touch the live fence with the head or mouth.
• DANGER – Service double insulated appliances with identical parts only. Double insu-
lated energizers include two systems for insulation instead of grounding.
• WARNING! Sparks may occur in electric fence systems. Therefore, during periods of
high fire risk, electric fence energizers should be turned off.
Keys to successful energizer installation
1. Carefully install a complete ground system. Most electric fence failures are caused by an
improper ground system.
2. Take time to properly connect lead-out wire, ground wire and fence lines splices. Make
sure all connection surfaces are secure.
3. Use adequately insulated hook up wire (rated for at least 20,000 volts) where the hotwire
must travel underground. Never use standard household insulated wire, which is typically
rated for only 600 volts or less.
4. Maintain proper distances from buried and above ground utility company ground rods,
water pipes, metal siding, telephone wire and stock watering tanks.
5. Finally, it is very important that an animal's first experience with an electric fence shock
is one of respect. Some animals require more than one shock for lasting respect of the
fence line. Always train the animal to the fence prior to unsupervised entry into the fenced
area by insuring the animal's first approach to the fence is slow, without stress and that an
effective repelling shock is experienced.
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