Electric Fence Making Clicking Noise

The voltage can be very high but the amperage is low.

Electric fence making clicking noise. The usual cause is poor joins in the tape often they have tied sections of tape together with knots instead of using proper buckle joiners. A lot of poor performing fence systems can be blamed on inadequate ground systems. Please be aware of the problems that can be caused by electric fences and think of your neighbours. Other possible sources of interference with the phone line include fluorescent lamps a light dimmer or electric motors.

The fence is probably shorted out somewhere and is making an electrical arc at some point. Two types are common. If you have a fence charger you probably have heard it clicking like a metronome. I suggest walking the fence line when it is very dark to look for a small glowing arc.

In many cases this noise is caused by a portion of the fence that may fail as the spark causing the noise weakens the wire. More ground rods should be installed if your electric fence is installed in sandy dry or rocky soil. Regular pops and clicks on the am band but also up to fm and tv is the usual symptom of a noisy electric fence. They may be affected even when you have no problems yourself.

If you can here clicks on the line such as click click click or hums whines and buzzing noises then it s possible that the electric fence is creating interference. Frozen soil will also hinder the operation of your fence. This noise is not normal however and it almost always can be corrected. Even when operating properly electric fences can generate noise.

An electric fence can generate radio noise even if it is in otherwise good working order. Telecom will do its best to locate the source of problems caused by electric fences but we need your co operation in making any improvements. Clicking and radio noise. Clicking is part of normal fence operation when a charger releases energy that.

Electric fences are not meant to do permanent harm to animals or humans. Whenever noise from an electric fence causes harmful interference to a.