Blog — Lead Out Wire

The continued safety of your horses depends on an ElectroBraid electric fence that works properly. Routine fence checks are important year-round, but are especially important when preparing for cold, wintery weather. When the temperatures plummet, it’s not only uncomfortable to carry out fence maintenance chores, accumulating ice and snow may make viewing and accessing fencing components difficult, or close to impossible. Below is a list of checks to complete to prepare your electric fence for winter. Visual inspection of your ElectroBraid fence: In autumn and early winter, walk or travel the perimeter of your electric fence and be on the...

The most important part of setting up your ElectroBraid Fence is installing a proper ground system. Through the years, we’ve found that nearly 90% of all problems in an electric fence are the result of poorly or improperly installed grounds. With that in mind, we want to offer you this quick guide to grounding your electric fencing for horses. If it isn't grounded, it won't shock! So, how does a grounded fence work? When an animal touches the electrically charged fence wire, the animal feels the electric current as the charge passes through the body. The charge then completes the circuit...

The neutral plate connector: Allows you to connect the copper ElectroBraid system to steel, galvanized or aluminum wire Allows you to take power to or from an existing fence wire that is not copper Creates the best conductivity in all splices, terminations and electrical connections Prevents corrosion between different metals in a wire connection Requires the use of a copper lead-out wire Use ElectroBraid to expand your existing electric fence systemEven if you currently have an electric fence that uses steel, galvanized or aluminum wire, you can still add or expand your fencing system using the copper-based ElectroBraid system. When...

The ElectroBraid high-voltage insulated copper lead out wire is heavily insulated, with a solid copper conductor for the core, and is rated at 15kv. It serves as the connection that completes the electrical circuit, bringing power from your energizer/charger to the ground rods, then to your ElectroBraid fence, between strands of braid and back to the negative grounded strand on your fence.     The ElecroBraid copper lead out wire is designed to be unrolled smoothly from a spool that spins freely—either suspended between your hands or from a vehicle. DO NOT take lead out wire off a stationary roll...