P30 Patriot AC/DC Energizer

A 110v AC or 12v DC electric fence energizer used mostly to keep out deer, raccoons and rabbits from garden/orchard areas. It is also used to keep in poultry, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and guard dogs. Effective at protecting against coyotes, stray dogs, bear and fox.

• 4.6 Max. stored joules
• 3 Max. released joules
• 2.3 joules in moist soils
• .5 joules in dry soils
• Comes with a 110v plug-in adaptor with a 6' cord and a 12v battery adaptor
• Will power 3 miles of 3 strand cattle fence, 1 1/2 mile of a 5-7 strand sheep fence, 18 164' sheep/goat nets and 9 of the 164' poultry nets. All distances are dependent on amount of grass/weed load on the fence.
• Requires 8' of ground rod in the ground.
• Draws 4.5 watts per hour
• Draw from a 12v battery is 163 milliampere (mA) per hour. With this energizer a 12v 100 ampere hour, deep cycle battery will last 15 days* on a clean or a weedy fence. *Assumes being drawn down to 40% between recharges.
• Use a 10 Watt solar panel with the Patriot P10
• Manufactured by Tru Test

Versatile, can be used as a plug-in energizer or as a battery energizer. Adapts from one style to the other in a few seconds. Can be moved around easily. Low cost.

The Patriot P30 can be mounted either inside or outside of a building, but not where there is risk of fire. The energizer must be mounted vertically. Protect the energizer from direct rainfall.

1. Connect an insulated cable (stripped back 1 - 2" on ends) to the fence terminal on energizer, run the cable to the fence line and connect, or use the positive part of the Wiring Harness (#130800).
2. Then run a second length of cable from the ground terminal (with ends stripped again) on the energizer to the ground rod, or use the negative part of the Wiring Harness (#130800).
3. Secure to ground rod(s) with a clamp.
4. Plug into outlet and test fence.

• Make sure the energizer is unplugged before working on the fence or the energizer.
• If used with a 12v deep cycle battery, there is no case to protect the battery, so the battery will be exposed to the elements and risk of theft.
• This unit is not modular, therefore it is not repairable.

To determine if the fault is with the fence or the energizer...

1. Test the energizer first
2. Turn off energizer.
3. Disconnect ground wire and the fence wire.
4. Turn energizer back on.
5. With fence tester, put the ground probe (or clamp) to the ground terminal on the energizer and the metal loop (or positive clamp) at the top of the tester to the fence/positive terminal. The reading you get tells you how well the energizer is working without any other variables. If there is a very low voltage (under 4000v) or no voltage, then the energizer may have a problem. If the voltage is high (greater than 4000v) then the trouble lies with your fence. Most energizers put out between 5000v and 8000v when there is no load (i.e. no fence hooked up).

1. Check that the 110v outlet is "live" by using a plug-in drill or test light.
2. If the test light works and the energizer does not, call Premier.

If the energizer is faulty and you are using the Patriot P30 as a battery unit you need to learn if the battery or the energizer is the problem…

1. If it's a 12 volt energizer carry the unit to a nearby vehicle and attach the input cords carefully to the vehicle's battery.
2. If the energizer now works, then your fencer's battery needs to be recharged or replaced.
3. If the energizer does not work, then you should call Premier re. repairs.

If the fence is at fault, then you must find the fault(s) and fix them. Here's how to start this process:
If you have a Fault Finder (#133500) you can simply touch the fence with the Fault Finder at various points along the electric fence(s). The Fault Finder will tell you at each point which direction to go in to locate the problem. Move in that direction testing as you go and you will arrive at the problem.

If you lack a Fault Finder…

1. Walk or drive along the fence looking for any point in which the energized wires touch the soil, a steel post or a steel wire. On HT wire fences, check the wires at braces to see if they are touching a hot wire. On netting, look for a hot wire touching the metal stake at the bottom of the plastic posts. Also look for damaged insulators.
2. If the fence can be separated into several parts (by switches or by disconnecting parts of it), you can locate the problem by beginning at the far end and then progressively turn off or disconnect the sections of fence. When the voltage on the remaining fence rises sharply, you've located the section(s) that's causing the problems.
3. The alternative to (2.) is to begin at the fencer and progressively turn on sections of the fence. When the voltage suddenly drops you can assume that the problem is in the section most recently connected.

1-year warranty: You pay the freight to ship a replacement unit to you. They are not modular; if they fail, the entire unit must be replaced. But the price is low and they have been reliable over the past 3 years for our customer-users.