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Solar fencer

  • 25-01-2016 12:19pm
    #1
    Farmer Dan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 233 ✭✭


    Has anyone a secur 100 solar fencer & if so what you think of them?
    Have a small field ( 6 acres ) away from home Farm & one of these might do the job rather than charging batterys. Appreciate anyone's views or opinions.
    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    9935452
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭9935452


    Farmer Dan wrote: »
    Has anyone a secur 100 solar fencer & if so what you think of them?
    Have a small field ( 6 acres ) away from home Farm & one of these might do the job rather than charging batterys. Appreciate anyone's views or opinions.
    Thanks in advance

    I dont know about that exact model but the father uses solar panels with the fencer which charges old car/tractor batterys used for the fence.
    Good job. lasts months for him with a fairly good battery.
    The solar panel alone connected to a fence will give a bit of a shock.
    I believe one of the solar panels he bought was off spaldings. around 10 inches by 10, off hand dont know the price though


  • #3
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Farmer Dan wrote: »
    Has anyone a secur 100 solar fencer & if so what you think of them?
    Have a small field ( 6 acres ) away from home Farm & one of these might do the job rather than charging batterys. Appreciate anyone's views or opinions.
    Thanks in advance

    Have that exact model. Great job and it's doing about 30 acres. Might have to charge the battery once in the year but no problems outside of that.


  • #4
    fepper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭fepper


    €400-€500 is roughly the price without 12V battery


  • #5
    Limestone Cowboy
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    fepper wrote: »
    €400-€500 is roughly the price without 12V battery

    Got mine for 400 delivered with a battery.


  • #6
    fepper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,434 ✭✭✭fepper


    Where did you get it


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  • #7
    conseng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 155 ✭✭conseng


    Try Irishsales.ie, 250 + 20 delivery.


  • #8
    Merrion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭Merrion


    Maybe consider a small wind turbine rather than solar? (http://www.banggood.com/High-Efficiency-100W-DC12V24V-3-Blades-Wind-Turbine-Generator-p-956625.html for example)


  • #9
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    fepper wrote: »
    Where did you get it

    Connaght agri http://www.connachtagri.ie/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=vmj_naru.tpl&product_id=86&category_id=29&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=6


  • #10
    djmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭djmc


    I got a lacme 500 for around that money 450 and got a 30w solar panel locally for 50 euro had to charge it only once at the start of January running all year round.
    As its a expensive piece of kit I hope to get a good few years from I put in a large container from dry cow tubes drilled holes on the side for wires to come out and put cover lid on the top.
    I then put container with fencer inside into an old chest freezer brought wires out and shut door and locked it attaching solar panel to the outside with a few self tapping screws and cable ties facing south and earth wire attached to the ground
    It keeps the main fencer safe from the elements until I get a shed sorted out.
    I had left some cheaper battery fencers out before and the winter is not kind to them or any sort of electronics for that matter.
    I must get a deep cycle battery at some stage when I'm changing old car battery as the deep cycle battery's used for leasure boats caravans etc. are better for a solar setup than a car battery and maybe cheaper i have seen them in halfords for around 80 euro.
    I think wind would be more expensive setup for charging and might also draw unwanted attention from potential theft as it would stick out like a sore thumb.


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