Tester Quickly Locates Electric Fence Problems
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John Ferris started selling the Power Probe electric fence tester in 1999 and says the product is still gaining new customers after all these years. “When I first saw and used it I couldn’t believe how easy it was to find problems so they could be fixed immediately,” Ferris says. “When the Power Probe is touched to a fence and there’s a problem, one of two arrows light up at the top of the hand-held device. If the arrow pointing left lights up, the problem is to the left. If the arrow pointing right lights up, the problem is to the right. A person just keeps following the fence and testing until the problem is found. If you can access the fence from your vehicle or an ATV, you can take the reading without leaving the seat.”
The Power Probe is a small hand-held device about the size of a mobile phone. It doesn’t have any wires or electrical connectors. It’s powered by a standard 9-volt battery and even has a low battery life indicator. The waterproof and patented device has won numerous awards for innovation in the U.S., Canada and Australia, where it was invented.
Ferris says customers across the U.S. and Canada tell him the device saves alot of time. “I had a rancher in California tell me one of his hired hands was spending 2 days on foot, horseback and with his ATV to check all their fences,” Ferris says. “When he started using the Power Probe he could check those same fences in just a few hours.”
In addition to finding shorts or poor connections, the Power Probe can accurately check, within +/- 50 volts, the grounding system for voltage. “If animals aren’t drinking from waterers or tanks, you can touch the Power Probe to the tank and see if stray voltage is causing the problem. You can also check the metal gates, metal buildings or water pipes,” Ferris says.
Ferris says the $99 device should be in the tool kit of anyone who has an electric fence on their land or farm. He says the Power Probe works on electric polywires, ropes, tapes, nets and electrifiable vinyl horse fences and wire fences with any level of electric voltage. “There are other current detectors on the market, but the Power Probe is the easiest to use and the most effective,” Ferris says.
Ferris also offers a bundle of free advice based on his many years of fencing experience. He says, Farmers and ranchers are mistaken if they think an uncharged fence will deter animals even though it’s been previously charged. We know for a fact that animals don’t detect the charge of the fence by touching it; they detect it from the ozone and ‘electrical field’ that a charged fence emits. If that ozone or charge is missing, animals will likely go through or under the wire.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Ferris, 430 Grovehill Rd., Qualicum Beach, B.C., Canada V9K 2A3 (ph 250 757-9677).
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Tester Quickly Locates Electric Fence Problems John Ferris started selling the Power Probe electric fence tester in 1999 and says the product is still gaining new customers after all these years “When I first saw and used it I couldn’t believe how easy it was to find problems so they could be fixed immediately ” Ferris says “When the Power Probe is touched to a fence and there’s a problem one of two arrows light up at the top of the hand-held device If the arrow pointing left lights up the problem is to the left If the arrow pointing right lights up the problem is to the right A person just keeps following the fence and testing until the problem is found If you can access the fence from your vehicle or an ATV you can take the reading without leaving the seat ” The Power Probe is a small hand-held device about the size of a mobile phone It doesn’t have any wires or electrical connectors It’s powered by a standard 9-volt battery and even has a low battery life indicator The waterproof and patented device has won numerous awards for innovation in the U S Canada and Australia where it was invented Ferris says customers across the U S and Canada tell him the device saves alot of time “I had a rancher in California tell me one of his hired hands was spending 2 days on foot horseback and with his ATV to check all their fences ” Ferris says “When he started using the Power Probe he could check those same fences in just a few hours ” In addition to finding shorts or poor connections the Power Probe can accurately check within +/- 50 volts the grounding system for voltage “If animals aren’t drinking from waterers or tanks you can touch the Power Probe to the tank and see if stray voltage is causing the problem You can also check the metal gates metal buildings or water pipes ” Ferris says Ferris says the $99 device should be in the tool kit of anyone who has an electric fence on their land or farm He says the Power Probe works on electric polywires ropes tapes nets and electrifiable vinyl horse fences and wire fences with any level of electric voltage “There are other current detectors on the market but the Power Probe is the easiest to use and the most effective ” Ferris says Ferris also offers a bundle of free advice based on his many years of fencing experience He says Farmers and ranchers are mistaken if they think an uncharged fence will deter animals even though it’s been previously charged We know for a fact that animals don’t detect the charge of the fence by touching it; they detect it from the ozone and ‘electrical field’ that a charged fence emits If that ozone or charge is missing animals will likely go through or under the wire ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Ferris 430 Grovehill Rd Qualicum Beach B C Canada V9K 2A3 ph 250 757-9677
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