How to make an electric fence using car batteries and a 6V battery.

Electric fence is a good way to keep your horses, livestock and wild pests out of crops and other off-limits areas.One easy way to keep your electric fence charged is to hook it up with 12V car batteries.This will double the amount of time you have before you need to refill your fence.

Instructions for setting up an electric fence using two 12V car batteries are provided in this article.Read on to learn more.

2.Attach your electric fence controller to the protected area by putting two 12V batteries side-by-side.The batteries should be set up so that the positive and negative terminals are on the same side.

3.You will connect the battery cables to the positive terminals.The terminal bolts on the batteries need to be tightened.

5.The power wires extend from the fence controller.The red and black wires have alligator clamps on them.You will need to install alligator clamps on some models.

The screws on the alligator clamps need to be loosened using a flat headed screwdriver.Attach the tips of the wire to the loosened clamps and tighten the screws on the red and black wires.

6.Attach one battery.Put the negative alligator on the closest negative battery terminal.The positive alligator and nearest positive terminal are used.

7.When you press the ON button on your fence controller, you should see a red light flash for a few seconds.

As soon as you can to prevent horses from entering off-limits areas, be sure to turn on your electric fence.

Before you turn on your fence, make sure that all of your wires are secured.Make sure there is no vegetation near the fence.Don't touch your live wires.

Keep both small animals and large animals out of the forbidden area by placing your electric wires at close intervals.Begin with a wire at 3 inches from the ground top that has at least one of the following: 6 inches, 10, 20 or 30 inches.Electric poultry netting is an alternative.