We use cookies to make wikiHow great. "@type": "ImageObject", Now, drill two 1/4 inch holes (theyll accommodate the two battery terminals) through the right and left walls, and bore four more 1/4 inch openings through the back wall: one each for the high tension lead, the coil mount, and the earth terminal, plus a final hole, near the roof peak, to allow you to hang the unit. Can I use chicken wire to make an electric fence? and it requires less sturdy, and thus often less expensive, posts than would a barbed wire enclosure. 12 volt battery, ignition coil from a Pontiac, turn signal flasher from a Ford, and I even had a condensor wired in there somewhere. John Back in the late 50s, mom and dad had a problem with squirrels on the bird feeder outside the window of the breakfast area in our house. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. "text": "Coons are in the sweetcorn..if I put a wire around the patch and hook a car battery directly to the wire will it make enough shock to keep them out? ", Then you would probably step in it. Same with coons and corn. And them were the first to be picked today. 7 by 1/2 inch flathead wood screws . "headline":"Car battery electric fence ????? Once the pieces are in place, use rosin-core solder and a small pencil iron to fasten them to the board. Had a Cutler Hammer momentary push button switch sitting on the window sill by the kitchen table. Let us know the result! I suspect if they feel it at all it might just be invigorating. Durned chicken killing, garden raiding sons of!!! Yes. Dry battery-powered energizers are easy to relocate and require no maintenance. 115 volts will stop an animal's heart in an instant, including yours. Now personally, I have always wanted to rig up something that would fry their (expletive deleted) deader than (expletive deleted) in about two seconds. Oh yeah, You mean like a 12 volt fence charger? and install the. WHATINCAR.COM, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This arrangement will allow you to keep both adult and young beasts from passing through your chosen borders. Never connect electric fence energizers to electricity board earth, water pipes, or building stanchions. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/35\/Make-an-Electric-Fence-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Make-an-Electric-Fence-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/3\/35\/Make-an-Electric-Fence-Step-1.jpg\/aid1398158-v4-728px-Make-an-Electric-Fence-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"

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\n<\/p><\/div>"}, https://www.tractorsupply.com/know-how_farm-ranch_fencing_how-to-select-an-electric-fence, https://www.stafix.com/en/helpful-information/earthing-your-energizer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44MXSn25Xhs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg8xn2yBmTw. Can I install this electric fence on top of a brick fence? Let's see.12v versus 10,000v. Of course this will work, but it is a very poor way of using energy! I don't know about keeping them outta the corn except for the fences the others talked about, but I have found out how to keep them out out of my garbage. We simply hung the box on a convenient fencepost, placed a 12-volt auto battery-raised off the ground -beneath it, and drove a 4-foot bare steel rod into the earth near the site. }. no way will that work but a radio and lite will. As I sadi not the best set up but it did work. I have covered the mlons with cardboard seams to do some good. You can knock somebody for a wallup with one of these. "datePublished": "2006-07-26", Yes, you can install an electric fence on top of a brick wall if you can work out a method to fasten the insulators above it. "description":"Discussion of Car battery electric fence ????? You can knock somebody for a wallup with one of these. Regards, RAB Of course this will work, but it is a very poor way of using energy! NB, Here is your opportunity to do just that! "interactionStatistic": { I have covered the mlons with cardboard seams to do some good. . I would go shopping for the right stuff if you want the fence to do the job. Does a zapp keep you from working on your car. When something touches the energy travels through the animal and into the ground where its returned to the controller. Stan. "author": { Won't work. All you would have need to do was put a wire some place about 1/4-3/8 inch from the hot wire and have it ground. Pooh Bear I expect he kept the dogs in permanently. I doubt if that will have much of an effect. Battery is direct current. Works like a car ignition system. One heck of a huge spark. I just hooked a small eletric motor to the mag and hooked the plug wires to the fence and grounds the mag body to the ground. Finding quality, moist soil is crucial when you construct an electric fence. The 12 volt DC won't even tickle the low lifin' sonsa pups. The thing did work, but with no place for the built up charge to go, unless you shorted it, the charge in the wire just kept building up. . This homemade fence charger is, of course, hooked up in the same way as are the store-bought ones. Sweet corn to coons is like my woman to me, once i get I'll do what ever it takes to keep getting it. Diagram: Parts of the electric fence charger box. A fencer is umpteen times as efficient. Oddly, the very brief 10,000 volt shock you get from a fencer is generally harmless (but very painful). Stan Back in the late 50s, mom and dad had a problem with squirrels on the bird feeder outside the window of the breakfast area in our house. 12 volts vs 12 gaugeno question. now hook the battery to a electric fencer and we are stopping coons but you have to check every day for weeds and anything else that mite short out the fencer.