Blog Posts — Electric Fence

Ask any farmer, "What is the advantage of strip grazing?" and inevitably the answer will be, "It reduces wastage". Quite right, but there is more to strip grazing than just reducing wastage.

Be careful when handling your electric fence energiser, it can hurt you. The danger level is low, but this danger increases for small children and pets. Barbed wire should not be electrified. For long, permanent electric fences use 2.5mm plain galvanised wire. For temporary fences, strip grazing and small garden fence set-ups we recommend using electric fencing poliwire or politape instead (see here).  If your fence is likely to be touched by children consider using a lower-powered energiser or using the low power terminal on your energiser. Another alternative is to add an energy limiting device such as the JVA Flood...

With summer's storm season we often find an increased number of lightning-damaged energisers coming back for repair. Can these be repaired? Our answer: yes!

Moisture damage is one of the most common causes of energiser failure. The operational parts of energisers are electronics, and electronics do not work well in moist/wet environments. Because of this, it's essential to protect the internal electronics from rain, humidity and damp storage places. Let us tell you how!

This year, JVA Technologies has been focussing on expanding our brand by attending various field days, such as Caboolture’s Farm Fantastic, Burpengary Equestrian Centre’s ODE (QLD) and Goondiwindi’s Sheep Technology field day. By speaking directly to our customers, we are not only able to provide extensive support on electric fencing design, but also gain insight into what our customers want from our brand. Here are the top five questions (and answers!) that we receive at field days!