How do you hook up the unit to a underground invisible fence wire (looped wire) to find a break? The circuit is broken and thus no continuity.
645957
I do not really know how the invisible fence works, but I would guess that you would follow the same approach as for a regular underground wire. This way, you connect one connector to ground and the other connector to the wire. You should hear a continuous pitch if the antenna is on the sides of the wire, but not above it. I would guess, after the wire break you will not observe this behavior. Get a wire, lay it on the ground and learn how to use the device. Check out my video review.
645958
i refer u back to responder #1. i can't say it any better. it will work,so long as u can get connected to the wire.
645959
You need to find the wire somewhere, usually one end is easiest. Hook the black wire from the transmitter to a large screwdriver or nail or some other metal spike, drive that into the ground, preferably wet ground. then strip a little insulation from the end of the wire you have located and connect the red lead to that bare wire. Make sure your invisible fence is turned off or both wires disconnected. Turn on your locator sending unit. Take the locator part, tape the sensor to something like a broomstick or plastic pipe, hook up headphones or use the speaker, the headphones work best. Wave the sensor back and forth, perpendicular to the wire, listening to the sound. The sound gets loudest away from the wire and quietest directly over the wire. Walk slowly along the path of the wire following the sounds. When you get over the break, you should notice the difference, you will lose the signal. Go back to where you had it last and work carefully forward until you find the break. If you have to, start over again on the other wire at the start and work your way along the wire. If you only have one break, you should end up at the same spot. If you have multiple breaks, dig each one up one at a time and splice the wires and continue. Mine had multiple breaks and I had them all located and spliced in a couple of hours. You don't need a continuous loop, the signal will go from the end of the wire you are connected to and will go until it reaches a break. Hope this helps. Neil
645960
You hook the red lead to the fence wire and the black lead to a metal screwdriver that you stick into the ground. Good luck tho because I bought this unit and it was terrible so I bought a $800 professional locator instead.
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One leg is connected to the generator of the electrical signal (in my case, the box that powers the underground wire for our invisible dog fence) and the other goes to ground.
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Neil Snyder's answer above mine is correct. I suggest making a test run on a known wire to see how the instrument responds when you move away from it laterally, and when you reach the wire's end or simulated break.
839065
Can you explain your situation. Device can find shorted wire anywhere, what about 87terminal?! 87 terminal is power source terminal of relay for some device in circuit, you got blown fuse when relay is engaged? any way GTC can help you
433167
You need to hire or find someone who can read the wiring diagram that came with the unit. Sorry, don't mean to sound short, but it was pretty easy for me. Can't give you a step by step through this text box.
1872011
I literally unplug the cord connected to the unit and place it beneath the unit. Would love if someone has a better answer!
794854
From the actual manufacturer. The box it came in has information on how to reset the wire and how to order another wire. Unfortunately I gave all the ones I got as gifts so I don't have the actual information
1493683
Roger, there are only two ways to wire it... if it does not read, simply unplug the unit 110 volts and reverse the two wires.
1741345
Just because this unit didn't come with a ground wire dose not mean you can't make one. Find a metal area on the frame of the unit-there should be a screw there somewhere to connect a wire and connect the other end to a metal area on the receiver-there should be a screw there also. I really hope this works for you-good luck.
1751813
no wire has lightning protection. you would need to either properly ground this wire or purchase a lightning surge protector that goes between this wire and your underground fence control unit. it's great wire.
1855551
It sounds like you have the wrong wire contacted to the power source. One wire goes the a permanent power soure and the other goes to the ingnition switch. Couldn't tell you which color goes where because I returned my unit because it froze on me and stopped working.
91611
Use a volt ohm meter set to continuity and touch the red probe to one prong and the black probe to the other prong. If the meter reads open or over load it is bad.
879087
It needs the burried wire, this just doesn't have it. The unit would hook up to wire if you already had wire installed. It won't work at all if you don't have the wire.
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You need a grounding rod that doesn't come with it. I got mine from a local tractor supply company. Hook the negative to the grounding rod, drive the grounding rod into the ground by the power unit, use the postive side for the electric fence, route around the fence where you need it, it does not need to hook back up to the unit or ground. you will need fence post insulator for the wire so it is not grounded out.
465854
Sorry was interrupted reason is it's age and wire is very small & if wire wud break u cud b running in circles and another is it's old and brittle get rid of it b4 u have a problem later .
1276646
You have to connect both ends of the wires to the contol unit. I ran it along the lower rail of my fence and then under the house to complete the "loop".
605866
the wire crossed in the pedal, or in your home? if in the pedal you look at the company on amazon and contact as you would if you had a question on specifications.hope this helps ya there 10-4
973672
Take the platform off and look inside. You most likely have a wire that has come loose. You have not given enough details for me to make a further analysis. You must expand the question and give us more details.
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You have to run a 240 Volt line, 10 gauge, in Conduit from your Circuit braker box. Use a plug and terminal box,you can get at Home depot, that matches the Plug on the unit. Took me about 2 hrs to do it.