Can you attach the wire to an existing chain link fence, or would the metal interfere with the signal?
758930
You can't cut the wire and attach it to the fence. The fence won't transmit the signal.
758931
I don't think it would work. The fence would cause the control panel to draw too much current and overheat, in my opinion. I would suggest you get several opinions though. Thanks, Don
758932
Yes, you can string it through a chain link fence and it will work fine. It's easier then burying it too.
758933
Not sure. I attached to a wooden fence, but have a wire fence for a chicken run about 2 ft away inside the wooden one. If I turn up the field strength too high on the outer fence (the barrier width is adjustable) the run's wire fence picks it up and extends the barrier the width of the run and more into the yard. I would think it could be attached to a metal fence but the fence will pick it up and may increase the minimum barrier width significantly.
758934
I don't think it will work. Not sure the unit has enough power to "signal" an entire chain link fence.
1248633
You probably can, however, I kept it outside. The metal box might prohibit the transmission of the wireless signal.
335136
It works fine with my DogWatch system. I think I used about 800' of this boundary wire, and a 100' coil of the High Tech twisted wire. (Note--I've read that you shouldn't mix and match different types of boundary wire as they may transmit the fence signal different distances.)
1448699
No. the only thing that would not allow me to make it work is that I needed to directly connect either end to the exact same continuous wire.hopefully, that makes some sense.
817692
I would assume any un-shielded wire would work though I have not tried extending it.
629892
I don't think so, It shouldn't be an issue using your current wiring set up to disconnect and attach to this unit.
1507890
Yes it can. I have done this at my home and there is no safety issue. The only downside in doing so is the the field depth between the stranded and solid core wire varies. Meaning, if you set a four foot wide warning zone on the solid wire, you may find that the stranded zone is six feet or more. The wire is holding up well and it is a good value.
160639
Anytime you place a huge chunk of metal in between a radio transmitter and receiver it is going to interfere with the signal. These units have a 1000 foot "line of sight" range, once you start putting stuff in the way you decrease its range significantly.
72835
I suspect it won't matter. But I'd use ONLY shielded wire so stray signals over the greater distance won't interfere and give a false reading. (Try grounding the shield and ONLY the shield and ONLY at one point. If you ground a shield at more than one point, then a complete 'circuit' is made and interference is more likely.)
1722759
It depends how the wires run and if you can have access to the individual conductors. The connectors just loop around the individual wire so they must be accessible. The transmitter is not weatherproof and there is only 12-18 inches of wire so you would need a way to protect the transmitter unit. If it is outside the house, the wireless connection to the receiver may be a little limited but I have had success with the receiver at least 30 feet away with several wall in between.
50081
Yes, I just looked at the way I set it up. I have a wire from the ground to the energizer. The other from the energizer out to the wire that is the fence. That's it. A half circle should work.
1124925
Thank you for your question! This system can extend up to 180' in diameter. Please know that the signal is circular, but if you need to customize the boundary area, we would recommend an in-ground fencing system.
1277856
I don't see why not ? The back attachment should attach fine to a flat piece of wood. You'll probably need to stick a flat peace of this wood trough your wired fence (I assume?)
721396
None that I could see. The wires would need to be superficially attached to the post and would be visible.
1957773
Jason, you can safely add wire to a full length of 100 feet if neccesary. The signal is based on continuity, not any type of milli volts. Just make sure that you solder the connections and insulate them. Use silver solder.
2276556
Yes but you would either need to cut the wire and remove links in the chain or have it doubled over. We cute the wire and chain to shorten ours.
501529
Yeah I agree with Danny, but with some creative engineering you can still boost the signal distance. The only way to boost the signal of something like this would be to utilize the interrupt pin and have it trigger from a read on the external antenna, Which would actually be pretty interesting to code and build. Hope this helps!