From: leon (graze-l_at_witt.ac.nz)
Date: 05/16/06

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On 15/5/06 10:05 AM, "KV9U" <mrfarm@mwt.net> wrote:

> If you have wire that is containing the energized voltage, the use of
> extra insulation is a good idea. We have had failure of insulated wire
> buried a few inches deep.

Yes Rick, you are right. Stones in the soil with the weight of animals and
vehicles will puncture cable.

I should have explained this fully in my previous reply, but the comparison
was between ordinary wire in piping and cable - in piping.

The piping should be buried at least 18 inches deep.


>We now enclose double insulated wire inside
> another insulating tube such as old hose or black plastic pvc etc. The
> hose is easier to work with.
> 
> The ground wire jumper across a gate would ideally be bare galvanized
> wire buried a few inches (to protect it from livestock hoofs and improve
> its grounding ability) and kept separate from the high voltage wire.  If
> this ground jumper across a gate does corrode after a number of years of
> use, it would be easy to replace.
> 
> Rick W.


Best wishes,

Vaughan Jones
Hamilton
New Zealand

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