# Electric fence charger?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325>\
**Category:** Technical Discussions\
**Created:** [February 13, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325 "2018-02-13T20:06:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Howard22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@Howard22](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Howard22)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/1 "2018-02-13T20:06:47Z")

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Greetings, I’m not much of an electrician and I’m trying to check out a electric fence. I have a Fluke 23III meter and the fence charger is a Red Snapr .5 Joule rated at 7000 volts. I hesitate to grab hold of it and I’ve got some readings on the meter to ask about. With the fence wires disconnected and the meter in the AC mode I get a reading of .45. With the wires to the fence hooked up I get a reading of .14 . Does this sound about right? Thanks Howard

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**Author:** ![Inwo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/inwo/32/1067_2.png) [@Inwo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Inwo)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/2 "2018-02-13T21:55:43Z")

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You will damage the meter. Check output with a neon lamp or see if spark will jump to ground terminal.  
1/16" or so.

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**Author:** ![Howard22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@Howard22](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Howard22)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/3 "2018-02-14T01:17:02Z")

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OK, thanks. I’ll do that tomorrow. Howard

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**Author:** ![Todd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/todd/32/1061_2.png) [@Todd](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Todd)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/4 "2018-02-14T03:46:59Z")

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Insulated screw driver from “hot” wire to ground, should jump a blue arc 1/4"

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**Author:** ![Howard22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f475e1/32.png) [@Howard22](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Howard22)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/5 "2018-02-14T12:51:45Z")

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I’ll check that out when I get back home later today. Thanks Howard

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**Author:** ![BondEric2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/bonderic2/32/6939_2.png) [@BondEric2](https://community.electricforum.com/u/BondEric2)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/6 "2020-12-03T18:53:44Z")

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Well, it seems like I was doing the same mistake as you Howard22. However, I kept on doing that for like an year and a half.

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**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-fence-charger/13325/9 "2020-12-09T16:53:30Z")

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Peeing on it?

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