wilkes

And the next option is hire a pro

First, do you have an ohm meter? You need to measure the continuity on the wire. Disconnect the wire from the transmitter and surge protector and touch the meter probes, one to each end of the wire. If the loop is good, you should get close to zero. If the loop is broken, you should get an open reading (you can touch the probes together and take them apart to see the difference). But if it is a partial break or a bad connection, you should get some swing that comes in much higher than zero. Maybe 15 to 20 ohms, or it may jump a lot.

perfect timing. i just came inside.

something is very wrong. i checked for a break a week ago and found nothing. out of frustration, i sent for a new transmitter

i replaced the transmitter today. the alarm was still going off even with the new one installed. after getting a new RF choke. i started walking the fence and there seems to be no indication of a break. i have tried the transmitter with the lightning protection plugged and without it plugged in. i have even tried plugging the transmitter into a different outlet. i have just completed a short loop test.

everything indicates a break in the wire but the when i walk the fence, the choke is not indicating any particular spot.

the wire is solid copper not stranded. i think the wire in the ground is about 5 years old, maybe 6

I highly doubt an animal would have done it. Could be a corroded connection or one that's gotten water in it. Those will be almost impossible to find. Could be if the wire crosses a tree root, the root has grown and broken the wire. Is the wire stranded or solid core?

thanks basking, i was unsure if the gauge of wire was important. in lieu of not knowing, i got the choke at radio shack. going outside in about 10 minutes to walk the fence and find the break. i just can't even imagine where it is as nothing has happened around here to break the wire. perhaps some underground animal has done something.

Elmo, you need an AM radio, a stick (broom stick is ideal) and an AM radio. Wrap a coil of wire around the end of the stick several times, then run it up the stick to attack to the antenna of the radio. Dial the radio in to pick up the signal on the transmitter. Walk the perimeter with the coiled end of the broom stick near the ground

thanks folks, much appreciated.

Also call tractor supply they may be able to help

Radio Shack is next to Wal*Mark on 421. (Or 2-3 doors down)

Some (ferrites) are magnets

ok i know this sounds way too simple. a RF choke is just coiled wire??????

is there a radio shack in the area?

Make one. Take some wire and wrap a coil of it around a broom handle.

i am having a problem with my invisible fence. to find the break i need an RF choke, which i had until about 3 minutes ago when one of the wires broke. where can i get another in the immediate area?