Topband: Electric Fence Post Insulators for FCP

Tue Aug 14 15:09:30 PDT 2012

I think so. If strength is a concern pick up some Lexan from Tap Plastics

From: Jim F. [mailto:j_fitton at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 3:14 PM
To: Gregg Marco W6IZT
Cc: top Band
Subject: Re: Topband: Electric Fence Post Insulators for FCP

Greg, 

That idea is so cool !

Do you think that the dogbone insulator is strong enough

if the wire end of the insulator was slotted on top so that the FCP

wire could be dropped into, instead of threaded through the hole ?

The FCP in my case will be on common property and may have to 

come down now and then   :-))

jim / W1FMR

--- On Tue, 8/14/12, Gregg Marco W6IZT <w6izt1 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

From: Gregg Marco W6IZT <w6izt1 at bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: Electric Fence Post Insulators for FCP
To: topband at contesting.com
Date: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 1:37 PM

I use a plastic dog bone insulator. I use a bolt that has a machine screw
thread on one end and a wood screw thread on the other (available at HD). I
drill the end of the dog bone to accept the machine thread and thread the
wood screw into a post, tree or whatever. I have not had a single failure in
over 10 years

Gregg
W6IZT

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Subject: Re: Topband: Electric Fence Post Insulators for FCP

I have used the plastic ones and still do on my beverage  antennas.  
However, I find that squirrels like to chew the ends off. They are good for
one or two yrs.
Bruce
AA4Z  

In a message dated 8/13/2012 22:57:59 Eastern Daylight Time,  
w0uce at nc.rr.com
<http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=w0uce@nc.rr.com>  writes:

Electric  Fence Post Insulators do work but... Check every so often, as 
trees
grow  the plastic insulators pop off the nails.  This has happened to  me
three times in the past three years.  Not every one of them but  this year
four popped.  Two of them were on adjacent trees and allowed  my double FCP
wires to twist together and  short.

73,
Jack

Hi Rick,

My FCP will be in  the woods in trees with the 2 element leg visible and the
3 element  side in the trees to keep down visibility.

I will try  these electric fence insulators mounted in trees.  They allow  
the
FCP to be
lifted and removed because of an open slot in the top of  the insulator.
That is my plan anyway.  The insulators are not ceramic  but some kind of
plastic
but since I will be using low power hope that  will not be a problem.

Maybe you could hang your FCP in such a  way as to move it around and 
experiment to see which way works out best  for your lot.

I don't know how these details will come out on the  list but if anyone 
wants
them
email  me.

Drill Tool for Screw in Insulators Electric  Fence ( 310118402943 ) 

Paid on  Aug-01-12 

$6.00 

$13.27 

1 

$6.00  

Shipped on Aug-01-12 

UPS Ground 

Estimated  delivery: Varies* You can contact seller for more information.  

Tracking: 
494606115045964  

Wood Post Screw in Ring Insulator  Black Electric Fence ( 310261584779 )  

Paid on Aug-01-12 

$6.00  

$10.18 

1 

$6.00 

Shipped on Aug-01-12  

UPS Ground 

Estimated delivery: Varies* You can contact seller  for more information. 

Tracking: 
494606115045964  

Wood Post 9" Screwin Ring Insulator  Rope Electric Fence ( 400164002002 ) 

jim  / W1FMR

Paid on Aug-01-12 

$7.00 

$10.64  

1 

$7.00 

Shipped on Aug-01-12 

UPS Ground  

Estimated delivery: Varies* You can contact seller for more  information. 

Tracking: 
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--- On Sat, 8/11/12, Rick ve3mm <richardstasiak at gmail.com
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wrote:

From: Rick ve3mm  <richardstasiak at gmail.com
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Subject: Topband: 160 M FCP Alternatives -  Comments Invited
To: topband at contesting.com
<http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=topband@contesting.com> 
Date: Saturday, August 11,  2012, 9:46 AM

Hello

I am planning a 160 M FCP and inverted L  installation for the upcoming
winter season.  The space available for  both the inverted L and FCP are
limited and I have to make the installation  neat to please the XYL.

I have a pressure treated board fence that can  be used to support the FCP.
The fence runs along the back side of my lot  (60 feet) and down the two
sides.  I intend to manufacture pvc  standoffs for the FCP that will be
mounted on the fence approximately 5  feet above ground.

As I see it, my FCP alternatives are as  follows:

1) Mount the centre of FCP at a 90 degree intersection of two  sides of the
fence.  Each side of the FCP will be straight, but they  will be oriented at
90 degrees to each other.

2) The FCP mounted on  the 60 foot length of fence on the back side of my
lot with the last three  feet of each side of the FCP wrapped on to the
adjacent sides of the fence,  90 degree bends at each end.

3) The FCP mounted on the same 60 foot  length of fence but offset so that
one side of the FCP is in a straight  plane and the end of the other is
folded at 90 degrees for the last 6  feet.

I would appreciate any comments from the group on which of  these
alternatives will offer the best FCP performance.

Thanks and  73

Rick ve3mm
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