Frequently Asked Questions

The majority of the netting we sell is designed for an all positive powered system. This means when the animal touches it the energizer passes from the fence to the animal and across the soil to the ground rod which completes the circuit to the energizer.

Pos/Neg fencing is generally reserved for areas of very dry or poor earth soil grounding conditions.

Dry, gravel, sandy, rock soil types can be poor conductors of electricity which may to allow the animal standing on them to complete the circuit back to the energizer thus not delivering a shock. If you have green grass conditions you generally do not require a pos/neg system as well pos/neg systems are harder to maintain as if the pos contacts the neg it wire it will create a dead short and no longer be able to deliver an effective shock. 

Gallagher solar panels are plug and play, meaning they have a built in charge controller and no extra product purchase is necessary.  If you are using another solar panel system, you would need to use a charge controller.  It is recommended to use a solar charge controller as they prevent batteries from being overcharged and prevent batteries from discharging through the solar panel at night.

The Multi-Power Energizers offer flexibility in power options; they can be used with an external 12V deep cycle battery, plugged into 110V or connected to a solar panel to recharge the battery.

Solar charge controllers are a vital part of a solar panel system.  The charge controllers prevent batteries from being overcharged and prevent the batteries from discharging through the solar panel at night.  It is important to note that Gallagher solar panels are plug and play, meaning they have a built-in charge controller, and no extra product purchase is necessary.

A solar panel can be connected directly to a 12V deep cycle battery, but if it's more than 5 watts, it must be monitored. If the solar panel is rated higher than 5 watts, it must be connected through a solar charge controller to prevent overcharging.

Voltage merely represents a difference of potential between two electrical points and is only one aspect of overall power. The Joule rating is a true measure of an energizer's stored energy or true power.

No. Animals can become entangled and trapped in the barbed wire, and while the shock emitted by our energizers is not sufficient to kill or seriously wound a farm animal, the stress of being trapped and repeatedly shocked can.

No. The components in our energizers are designed for specific voltage and current requirements. Hooking up two or more energizers to the same line will eventually destroy the energizers.

The voltage on your fence is greater closer to the end due to what is called the "bounce effect." This means that the pulse the energizer has sent down the fence reached the end and is returning back up the fence. It then meets the next pulse coming from the energizer, creating a voltage spike or "bounce." This really means that your energizer joule rating is more than adequate for your fence load and has a surplus of energy, which is precisely what you want in your system.