Gallagher S12 Solar Electric Fence Charger | Powers Up to 4 Miles / 18 Acres of Fence | Solar Lithium Technology, 0.12 Stored Joule Energizer | Built-in Earthing | Portable and Super Tough

Just an update that might help someone on this last one that I installed. I used the copper grounding rod, again only one Rod needed, versus the Galvanized steel rod that I used on my first fence. The copper gives a better energy to the fence, it gives a better shock. Obviously nothing that’s gonna hurt any of the animals. My horse is terrified of the fence even if there’s not an electric fence charger attached to it. But keeping out other animals, dear raccoons etc. I just feel that the copper rod performs much better.I’ve dabbled with electric fences, both solar and electric over the last few years never being actually very successful due to the multiple rods. I was a little skeptical when I read this one only needed the one grounding rod and that’s it. There’s a wire with a large alligator clip at the end that attaches to the box itself and then it clipped right into the fence. It is true, it does work exactly that way. You need get a grounding rod from Lowe’s or Home Depot pound it into the ground, I did mine with about 4 foot left above the ground, attached the electric fence box, tighten the end to the box onto the pole, screw the nut and wire onto the back of the box, then clip it onto the tape, cord or wire whichever you put up and you have a working electric fence. Quick and easy. I actually just bought a second one for another area on my property that’s very far away. Probably would work but I don’t want to run that much fencing or poles. You have to put it a sunny place just like any other solar items, even when we had about a week of cloudy rainy days it had no problem with holding a charge. It worked every day. I highly recommend this electric fence option

Bought this for my horse pasture. Easy install and it works great.

This works great. It has kept its charge.

I used this for a small garden with a total run of about 600 feet of wire. I didn’t have an electric fence tester so I touched the wire with my finger and felt a small shock. I wasn’t sure if that would be sufficient to keep out a bear, but a day or so later I accidentally touched it again. This time I was bare foot as opposed to wearing work boots. The shock was significant and there is no doubt this will be effective in keeping everything in my area out of my garden.

Works well even if the sunlight is limited; electric output is minimal

So easy to use

First, when you go to install these, the size ground you can hammer in the ground is limited to something really narrow in circumference. The thing SHOULD easily mount to FENCE POSTS (T style) but no...you gota find something special and more flimsy...Otherwise was okay setting up, and worked rather well for almost exactly one year. It is as if they have a self destruct inside them or something, both of the ones I ordered just went capooit , and they did so in the same order I bought them. See, I bought one, liked it at first, bought another one like one month later. They failed in that order, and in about that same amount of time...so ME smells a rat....I dibbled in electronics my adult life, and sure enough inside it looks like a 555 timer, or some sort of T Chip...I suspect T for Timer, but I cannot say that for certain...it COULD BE just a crazy coincidence, but either way...read on...So, once open I see a battery, likely the problem right...so I order one, and sure enough the thing goes back to working...But DOESNT CHARGE ...so if there is a timer counting down, what it kills is the charge system, and this is true of BOTH of them that I bought...neither of them would recharge....VERY DISATISFIED and recommend you shop elsewhere...or suffer the same fate. IF you only need it for a camping trip to keep critters away or something like that...maybe you get it...but I won't be buying another one...NUF SED

When my old Zareba gave up the ghost, I decided to try this Gallagher because of the price, quality, 3 year guarantee and overwhelmingly good reviews. I'm glad I did. It's exceeded my expectations.Setting it up was stupidly easy and it's footprint is so compact it almost blends in with the scenery. Having the ground rod double as a pole to connect the unit to is a stroke of genius. Instead of 2 wires, I only needed to run one. In addition, they supplied a wire that connects directly to the unit on one end with a clamp on the other end, making the connection to my existing fence easy peasy. It's also easy to turn on/off and the blinking light is easy to see, even in full sunlight.I thought at first I had received a faulty unit as I couldn't get it to turn on after 3 days in the sun, but quickly realized I have to hold the button in for a few seconds before the unit powers on.I couldn't be more pleased with this little baby.