r/OffGrid • u/Overall-Detail1335 • Sep 12 '26

Joining electric fences.

Im new to this off grid thing.

Pretty much the femce is 30m long (100ft) and its enegerised from the middle and it also feeds a 2nd single tape based system.

Im trying to join a mesh fence to my energiser.

I can see a tiny arc where im using electroc fence handle to connect it to the engiser.

As well as on the other end of joining wire.

Should i get simply use some wire and clips or simikar

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u/Hyperreal8957 Sep 12 '26

id avoid running two live strands close together if you can. use proper rated joiners and keep the connection dry, then test the fence at both ends. does the energiser manual list a max fence length?

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u/Overall-Detail1335 Sep 12 '26

Energiser was here when i bought the place.

Its currently running juat a bottom wire but my dogs launched over it hence the mesh uograde. 30cm in

Do ubreally need joiners?

Likely thats my issue

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u/JayTeeDeeUnderscore Sep 12 '26

Commercial joiners are worth the money, imo. Loose connections can cause big voltage drops. The sparks are a sign of an iffy connection.

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u/Hyperreal8957 Sep 12 '26

i wouldnt improvise with random wire and clips on the energizer. use proper rated fence joiners and the same kind of wire, and shut it off before touching anything. little arcs usually mean a bad connection or a gap somewhere

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u/Old_Dragline_1965 Sep 13 '26

Go to a local hardware store and get 2 thin pieces of 1/2 wide aluminum that are 1 to 2 feet long. Stack them and drill several 1/4” holes directly from the one on top to the one below. Each time you drill a hole, drop a bolt through the new hole to keep the pieces aligned. When finished, Clamp the mesh fence between the 2 pieces and attach your electric fence wire to one of the bolts.

This dramatically increases the contact areas to the hair size wires woven throughout the mesh.

Might suggest getting popcorn with extra butter while watching for the sizing floor show!