Electric Fence 20KV pulses for perimeter defense


Posted on Feb 5, 2014

An electric fence, perimeter protection circuit, designed to run on batteries, and provide configurable pulses of up to 20KV, to protect a tent perimeter against bears or other animals, out in the wild. The device uses two 555 timer circuits to generated a variable frequency, variable width pulses, that are used to drive an auto induction


Electric Fence 20KV pulses for perimeter defense
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coil. For my design I`ve used a VW Bosch induction coil with excellent results. The power is provided by 8 AA 1. 5V batteries, connected in series for 12V. The frequency and the pulse width can be adjusted using two potentiometers. The frequency specifies how often will the high voltage pulses be generated and so fed into the perimeter wire, while the pulse width influences the amount of energy fed into the coil, and so how much high voltage energy will be sent into the wire (more energy, more painful the discharge will be). The circuit, the batteries and the induction coil are enclosed in a waterproof plastic recipient. The high voltage output should be connected to a loop of metallic wire placed around the protected perimeter. This high voltage line should be insulated from ground (use some plastic for that). The cold output should be connected to a good ground: insert a 50cm steel pipe or wire into the ground. Rocky soils or dry soils need a better ground (use a longer wire and bury it as deep as possible). Note: The circuit will not work well with a flyback transformer used instead of the induction coil. A good quality induction coil is a must for this device to work as expected. If testing the output, make sure you set the device to minimum power, by adjusting the pulse width. The shocks at higher power are painful! thank you very much for the link! Fantastic! I was able to get the PCB diagram. One question though,...




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