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From: Nagle@cup.portal.com (John - Nagle)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Electric Fences (safety)
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Date: 31 Dec 89 19:29:29 GMT
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      Commercial electric fence chargers apply a pulse every half-second
or so, specifically so that if a human or animal gets in contact with
the fence, they don't get muscle-locked to it.

      Some of the higher-powered fence chargers are powerful enough to burn
off weeds contacting the fence.  This is considered a feature.

						John Nagle