[Dreamer@45]

Anyone else suffered a sudden power loss from their electric fence battery lately? I got a reminder today to recharge mine when I accidentally touched the fence and a farty little bold shot along my finger. It’s a brand new battery……so is it the cold weather draining the power? Thanks for any help.

[joyfull]

yes especially if the battery is placed on a lump of concrete or stone slab. Ideally place the battery wants to be on some sort of insulation so that it is isolated from the cold floor.

[Dreamer@45]

Many thanks joyfull!

[Helenaj]

I've put my battery in a polystyrene box that I had my Christmas hamper meat in - it insulates it perfectly. You just have to make sure that the box is big enough not to touch the battery. I cut a saucer shaped hole in the top for all of the cables to run through.
There's nothing worse than cold temperatures to drain the life out of a battery.

[Craig69]

If it's a brand new battery i would take it back to where you bought it & get them to check it.
Yes the cold weather will drain the battery quicker, but you might have a faulty one.
I use leisure batteries for work & had one that lasted a couple of weeks.
If it's not the battery it could be your charger.