I was wondering if anyone knows of an instrument to check around my yard to find a break in my invisible fence wiring. It always takes a wait between phone call and visit from the invisible fence people, and at $100 a visit...

Thanks for any help!

 

Originally posted by inthenavy@Feb 24 2006, 11:36 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows of an instrument to check around my yard to find a break in my invisible fence wiring. It always takes a wait between phone call and visit from the invisible fence people, and at $100 a visit...

Thanks for any help!

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I googled your topic and ran across this forum on another site describing a few possible techniques that might help you narrow down the point at which the wire is broken using an AM radio. You may want to give the approach a try. One way to check the validity of the technique is to deliberately create a breakage and then see how effective the technique is at finding the break you created.

Look here.

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Originally posted by inthenavy@Feb 25 2006, 03:36 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows of an instrument to check around my yard to find a break in my invisible fence wiring. It always takes a wait between phone call and visit from the invisible fence people, and at $100 a visit...

Thanks for any help!

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What sort of break are you looking for? Is it working partly or not at all? If it is breaking down that often I would say it may need replacing.

If it is working in some spots you could use a pick up coil to find where it stops working.

 

Originally posted by windoze killa@Feb 24 2006, 11:56 PM
What sort of break are you looking for? Is it working partly or not at all? If it is breaking down that often I would say it may need replacing.

If it is working in some spots you could use a pick up coil to find where it stops working.

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The unit itself is fine, it's just that a couple of times a year the "underground" wire seems to get sliced.