I'm only repeating what the company told me when I asked them if
their red "corner" insulators (egg insulators) were still available
(I could only find black ones). They gave the reason...and
they were'nt kidding!!
Their line of products were called Red Snap'r...a trademark for
them. The red color was a brand recognition thing.
73,
Charlie N0TT
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 08:26:23 -0700 Jim W7RY <w7ry@centurytel.net> writes:
> I just hate it when humming birds have one foot on the ground and
> their
> little mouths on the electric fence... You would think they would
> learn by
> now...
>
> That hurts soooo bad!
>
> Do you realize what you're saying??
>
>
> 73
> Jim W7RY
>
>
> >Well there's different degrees of humane. I know a company in ND
> >that makes fence insulators quit making RED insulators because
> >Humming Birds would be attracted to the red color, get
> >zapped and die. Small animals might be at risk too because
> >most electric fence "chargers" are made to control larger
> >animals and "burn" weeds. I would imagine that the AC
> >continuous types would be the worst to use if small animals
> >can get zapped.
> >
> > > Among FiShock's offerings is ALUMINUM wire for the
> > > fencing--lightweight and
> > > ideal for DXpedition or other temporary radial fields.
> >
> >I've been using ~#15 gauge aluminum wire for open wire
> >transmission line for many years. One of my spans that feeds
> >my 160 transmit vertical is well over 200 feet long and has
> >survived several ice storms.
> >
> >FWIW, the "trick" to installing it is to:
> >1. *Never* allow it to kink. It's guaranteed to break if you do!!
> :))
> >2. When splicing use a "Western Union" splice. I use 6 inches
> > of wire on each side of the splice.
> >3. Use connectors rated for AL-CU when connecting to copper wires.
> >
> >73,
> >Charlie N0TT
> >
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