Lacme Vmax XV Instrucciones De Empleo página 5

FOCUS on the installation of the energizer's earth rod.
Ineffective earthing is often the cause of the poor operation of an energizer.
The energizer's earth rod must be installed at more than 10 m from the earth rod of any nearby building, away from
telephone cables or any other network.
For an earth rod to be really effective, it is important that it is located in wet ground. Do not hesitate to use a tractor loader to
dig the necessary holes for installing the earth rods.
The ULTRA LOW IMPEDANCE technology of this energizer entirely depends on the quality of the earth rod connection.
Performance will fall drastically if it is not "perfect". The earth rods necessary for this type of earth rod connection should
preferably be made of galvanized steel, with a required length of 2 metres and spaced at 4-metere intervals (connected to
each other by a large diameter galvanized steel cable of the SECURGAL type). The minimum number of earth rods is 5 for
this energizer in the most suitable ground, but this number can increase to more than ten for difficult ground ! The quality of
the earth rod connection can be improved still further if you can use 3-metre earth rods to reach a "deep" soil that conducts
better.
Useful tip : After making the holes for laying your basic earth rod connections, fill the hole with a mixture of bentonite Lacmé.
In this way, the moisture in the soil will be stored around the earth rod and significantly improve its performances.
Examples of 2 types of bovine installations according to soil type :
- Wet or good conductive soil : Connect the earth terminal of the energizer to your basic earth rod and connect the electric
output terminal to the fencing wires also known as "hot wires" (see diagram 1 below).
4 m
2 m
- Dry or poor conductive soil with large animals : Connect the earth terminal of the energizer to your basic earth rod and to
the lowest wire of the « three-wire » installation, then connect the electric output terminal to the fencing wires also known as
"hot wires". For optimum performance, the "Neutral" wire should be connected to an earth rod every 50m. (see diagram 2
below).
4 m
2 m
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
Basic earth rods (2 metres)
Basic earth rods (2 metres)
50 m
5
Hot wire (90 cm - 110 cm)
Hot wire (50 cm - 60 cm)
Hot wire (90 cm - 110 cm)
Hot wire (50 cm - 60 cm)
Neutral wire (20 cm - 30 cm)
50 m