john hagan

about my positive lead, I ran it out from the pos terminal around the yard using 1 and 1/2 inch standoffs and running it almost back to where the hot starts and terminating it on another standoff. (per instructions on youtube). from what I do know, tha does not seem to me to be much of a complete circuit. let me know if you need any more info.

I recently installed my first above ground electric fence but can't get any juice flowing. I think I might have a couple of things going on here. first I am not confidant that I terminated the positive side correctly. I just terminated it on a standoff before I came back around to where I started. second my copper ground rod is about 4 feet in the earth. if I get more rods they will be galvanized steel. can I mix metals with my ground rods? I got the dogs fenced in on a quarter acre and the charging unit says it covers 5 acres at .1 joule.