Posted: 12/3/2013 7:10:02 AM EDT
| Can anyone recommend one for me? I have about 40 feet of electric fencing running off a 12v battery surrounding my bee hives to keep away unwanted pests. The drain on the battery is very low, so I'm thinking a solar powered tender would be perfect. I'm specifically looking for one with an indicator light that says when it is charging (although, I suppose I could wire one in after the face). Anyone use something like this? Suggestions? |
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This one did good work for us. Sadly, I killed the solar panel by not noticing that it had been knocked over and submerged in water. Haven't gotten around to fixing that yet.  |
| I've used solar panel - mainly for my boat two batteries. The only question I would pose is, have you ever (or how often) have you had the fence deplete your battery (wet branch or tall grass for example)? A heavily depleted battery freezes much easier than a fully charge battery. Difference depends on the type of battery. If your battery is exposed to deep freeze temps, it's something to thing about. |