Patriot PE2 Electric Fence Energizer, 0.10 Joule (Original Version)

Has worked for one year keeping the stray cats from taking a dump in my garden. Also, works to keep the neighbors dog from hanging over the top rail of the fence. Mild shock using fire wire but frankly I think good old electric fence wire may work better. One thing to consider is that the electrical ground needs to be GOOD, otherwise you won't get a good jolt due to physics. Ring terminals on the wire would also work better. I just re-connect every six months to get a good connection.

Works great, I know it popped me

The unit protects my bird feeder from nightly raids by raccoons. Last year I spent a significant amount of money on bird seed that the birds only got a small portion of. The unit is not waterproof so cannot be installed in the open. But I nailed together an open bottom box to put it in on my deck. I operate it through a timer set for birds to start eating early and stop at a bit past sunset. It pulses rather than operates continuously. Saves a bit on electricity and gives pests a chance to make good contact before tingling them. It’s a solid unit that feels sturdy. Nothing complicated about it. Super simple to install and use.

I was using a much stronger fence charger but it had my blue heeler terrified of going outside (dog door) when he could hear the fence charger on. The dog is super smart but my old charger had such a strong shock, he would wet himself if he touched the hot wire, then would refuse to go outside again as long as he could hear the charger on. I decided a much lower powered charger would be sufficient to keep him attempting to dig under the fence, so I purchased this one. This one makes no sound that the dogs or I can hear. We've had this charger running for over a week and he's yet to touch the hotwire. My pugs have both touched it and they just acted uncomfortable and moved away, they didn't yelp out like they did with the other one.I am using the charger to electrify 65' of poly-wire along the bottom of a fence line and also to surround my container garden that's about 24' x 6' with 3 strands of poly-wire. Our barn cat is awful about killing plants in pots, but he's yet to set foot in my container garden area, (have cameras on everything), so I'm guessing he knows from prior experience with horse fencing to stay away from electric fence. We are using a 6' copper ground rod.I give it 4 out of 5 stars, because it's not weather proof. To make it more weatherproof, I purchased a very small clear container put charger inside of it, drilled a hole in the back of the container and hung both the charger with the container over it, on a screw, screwed into some privacy fencing. The container should sufficiently protect the charger.Update 3/2025- Charger is still working great.

Like a lot of my projects, this one's a bit of a Rube Goldberg. Squirrels on our bird feeders have been my nemesis for a number of years, and I have gone through numerous designs in an attempt to keep the rascals at bay. With this zapper, they've finally met their match! It's been running 7x24 for over 4 months now and hasn't skipped a beat. The squirrels no longer even bother trying, and the birds are happy to enjoy their feast.Obviously this is very much a custom do-it-yourself project, and only applicable to someone with the skills, creativity, and of course time to implement it. (I'm a retired electrical engineer with all three of those traits.)To make it acceptable to my wife, I had to guaranty no birds, squirrels, or her would be harmed, it would still be easy to fill the feeders, it wouldn't look too unsightly, etc. I'm happy to say I achieved all those goals, although it took several iterations to fully outsmart the squirrels who were very persistent in figuring out how to avoid getting zapped.A couple of things I discovered along the way that may be helpful to the next creative genius ...1) Although the system develops high-voltage (5kv), I did not have any issue with using "standard" electrical wire. Most wire for home use is rated at 600v, but it worked fine in this application.2) The voltage developed can easily jump an 1/8" air gap (maybe even up to a 1/4"), so be cognizant of where the two conductors are run and exposed. An unintended "short" of this type makes a distinct snap and arc, just like a spark plug, but doesn't seem to harm the energizer unit.Great product! I only hope it continues to run non-stop for many years to come.

Immediately after we planted a hedge of English Laurel, the local deer started treating it as an all-you-can-eat salad bar. The hedge had no chance. The deer would move in every time fresh leaves appeared. We installed an eight-foot tall plastic fence, but the deer just broke through it. So we installed a tougher fence, but the deer found a way under it. Weighted logs at the bottom of the fence had no effect as the deer jumped over. We also tried deer repellent, fishing line, attaching bells to the fence, rags soaked in ammonia, and scattered chunks of Irish Spring soap. A motion-activated water spray helped a bit, but a neighbor saw deer using it as a drinking fountain. At my wit’s end, I started leaving food for the deer a couple of hundred feet from the hedge. The deer equivalent of paying protection money. None of this worked, and thoughts about the deer started to take over my waking hours. If someone asked me how I was doing, I would respond with a long diatribe about my battle with the deer. The deer became my only topic of conversation. In desperation, I ordered a Patriot PE5, expecting this would be just one more failure. But to my amazement, it has worked for the last 12 months. I recommend smearing peanut butter on the wire in a few places.

Quit working after a month ordered in November of 24 and put it up a month ago and it stopped working ended up going to tractor supply to get one