Gallagher S20 User manual

Instructions - ENG
PORTABLE SOLAR
FENCE ENERGIZER
S20

PUBLISHED BY
Gallagher Group Limited
Kahikatea Drive, Private Bag 3026
Hamilton, New Zealand
www.gallagher.com
Copyright © Gallagher Group Limited 2021.
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Gallagher S20 Portable Solar Fence Energizer User Manual
3E3897 - Edion 6 - April 2021
DISCLAIMER Whilst every effort has been made to
ensure accuracy, neither Gallagher Group Limited
nor any employee of the company, shall be liable
on any ground whatsoever to any party in respect
of decisions or acons they may make as a result of
using this informaon.
In accordance with the Gallagher policy of
connuing development, design and specificaons
are subject to change without noce.
Developed and manufactured by Gallagher Group
Limited, an ISO 9001:2000 Cerfied Supplier.

Table of Contents
English
Important Informaon............................................................................... 5
Overview .................................................................................................... 7
Installaon Instrucons ............................................................................. 8
Tips & Troubleshoong ............................................................................ 10
Important Baery Informaon................................................................ 11
Product Specicaons ............................................................................. 11
Oponal Accessory .................................................................................. 12

Red
Green
Earth
Stake
Red
Green

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Warning: Read all instrucons
• WARNING - Do not connect to mains-operated equipment.
• Avoid contacng the fence with the head, mouth, neck or torso. Do not climb over, through or under a mul-wire electric
fence. Use a gate or a specially designed crossing point.
• Do NOT become entangled in the fence. Avoid electric fence construcons that are likely to lead to the entanglement of
animals or persons.
• Electric animal fences shall be installed and operated so that they cause no electrical hazard to persons, animals or their
surroundings.
• It is recommended that, in all areas where there is a likely presence of unsupervised children who will be unaware of the
dangers of electric fencing, that a suitably rated current liming device having a resistance of not less than 500 ohms be
connected between the energizer and the electric fence in this area.
• The appliance is not intended for use by young children or inrm persons without supervision.
• Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
• Well maintained electric fences kept clear of vegetaon with high quality insulaon are extremely unlikely to cause res. In
mes of extreme re risk, disconnect energizer.
• Refer servicing to a Gallagher Authorised Service Centre.
• Check your local council for specic regulaons.
• An electric animal fence shall not be supplied from two separate energizers or from independent fence circuits of the same
energizer.
• For any two separate electric animal fences, each supplied from a separate energizer independently med, the distance
between the wires of the two electric animal fences shall be at least 2.5m. If this gap is to be closed, this shall be eected by
means of electrically non-conducve material or an isolated metal barrier.
• Barbed wire or razor wire shall not be electried by an energizer.
• A non-electried fence incorporang barbed wire or razor wire may be used to support one or more o-set electried wires
of an electric animal fence. The supporng devices for the electried wires shall be constructed so as to ensure that these
wires are posioned at a minimum distance of 150 mm from the vercal plane of the non-electried wires. The barbed wire
and razor wire shall be earthed at regular intervals.
• Follow the energizer manufacturer’s recommendaons regarding earthing.
• Do not install an earth (ground) system for your electric fence within 10 m (33 ) of any power, telecommunicaons or other
system.
• Except for low output baery operated energizers, the energizer earth stake should penetrate the ground to a depth of at
least 1 m (3 ).
• Use high voltage lead-out cable in buildings to eecvely insulate from the earthed structural parts of the building and
where soil could corrode exposed galvanized wire. Do not use household electrical cable.
• Connecng leads that are run underground shall be run in conduit of insulang material or else insulated high voltage lead-
out cable shall be used. Care must be taken to avoid damage to the connecng leads due to the eects of animal hooves or
tractor wheels sinking into the ground.
• Connecng leads shall not be installed in the same conduit as the mains supply wiring, communicaon cables or data cables.
• Connecng leads and electric animal fence wires shall not cross above overhead power or communicaon lines.
• Crossings with overhead power lines shall be avoided wherever possible. If such a crossing cannot be avoided it shall be
made underneath the power line and as nearly as possible at right angles to it.
• If connecng leads and electric animal fence wires are installed near an overhead power line, the clearances shall not be less
than those shown in the table below.

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Minimum clearances from power lines for electric animal fences
Power line Voltage V Clearance m
Less than or equal to 1 000 3
Greater than 1 000 and less than or equal to 33 000 4
Greater than 33 000 8
• If connecng leads and electric animal fence wires are installed near an overhead power line, their height above the ground
shall not exceed 3 m
This height applies either side of the orthogonal projecon of the outermost conductors of the power line on the ground
surface, for a distance of:
-2 m for power lines operang at a nominal voltage not exceeding 1 000 V;
-15 m for power lines operang at a nominal voltage exceeding 1 000 V.
• Electric animal fences intended for deterring birds, household pet containment or training animals such as cows need only
be supplied from low output energizers to obtain sasfactory and safe performance.
• In electric animal fences intended for deterring birds from roosng on buildings, no electric fence wire shall be connected to
an earth stake. A warning sign shall be ed to every point where persons may gain ready access to the conductors.
• Fence wiring should be installed well away from any telephone or telegraph line or radio aerial.
• Where an electric animal fence crosses a public pathway, a non-electried gate shall be incorporated in the electric animal
fence at that point or a crossing by means of sles shall be provided. At any such crossing, the adjacent electried wires
shall carry warning signs.
• Any part of an electric animal fence that is installed along a public road or pathway shall be idened by electric fence
warning signs (G6020) at regular intervals that are securely fastened to the fence posts or rmly clamped to the fence wires.
• The size of the warning sign shall be at least 100mm x 200mm.
• The background colour of both sides of the warning sign shall be yellow. The
inscripon on the sign shall be black and shall be either:
-the substance of “CAUTION: Electric Fence” or,
-the symbol shown:
• The inscripon shall be indelible, inscribed on both sides of the warning sign and have a height
of at least 25mm.
• Ensure that all mains operated, ancillary equipment connected to the electric animal fence
circuit provides a degree of isolaon between the fence circuit and the supply mains equivalent to that provided by the
energizer.
• Protecon from the weather shall be provided for the ancillary equipment unless this equipment is cered by the
manufacturer as being suitable for use outdoors, and is of a type with a minimum degree of protecon IPX4.
This energizer complies with internaonal safety regulaons and is manufactured to internaonal standards.
Gallagher reserves the right to make changes without noce to any product specicaon to improve reliability, funcon or
design. E & OE.
The author thanks the Internaonal Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for permission to reproduce Informaon from its
Internaonal Publicaon 60335-2-76 ed.2.0 (2002). All such extracts are copyright of IEC, Geneva, Switzerland. All rights reserved.
Further informaon on the IEC is available from www.iec.ch. IEC has no responsibility for the placement and context in which the
extracts and contents are reproduced by the author, nor is IEC in any way responsible for the other content or accuracy therein.
Save these instrucons.

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OVERVIEW
1Baery indicator Green Baery OK
Red Baery needs maintenance. See “Tips &
Troubleshoong” p. (10)
2 On/O
3Solar Panel Keep clean so baery will charge from the sun
4Fence Terminal Connects to fence
5Earth Terminal Connects to earth/ground stake
6Mounng holes
7Baery Access Undo screw to access baery
(Baery needs connecng before rst use)
8Steel Post Mount Allows for 360o mounting on T-Post, Y-Post or similar
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Open the energizer
2. Connect the baery
3. Close cover and ghten screw
4. Install energizer
The solar panel should face towards the equator. i.e. in the northern
hemisphere, panel faces south, in the southern hemisphere, panel faces
north. Avoid placing in a shady area.
Push red
baery lead
onto red
terminal
CAUTION:
Do not install energizer on the ground. x
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5. Connect leads
a) Connect green terminal to earth
stake at least 2  (60cm) into
ground.
b) Connect red terminal to fence
line.
6. Switch energizer ON
Note: The energizer will automacally slow the pulse rate at night to
conserve the baery while live stock are less acve.
Baery indicator Descripon
Green ashing Baery is OK and energizer working normally.
Red ashing Baery capacity is low due to insucient sunlight.
The energizer will slow down to use less power and allow
baery to charge.
Red
Green
Earth
Stake
CAUTION:
Never leave the energizer face down.x
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TIPS & TROUBLESHOOTING
• Install energizer where it can get plenty of sunlight.
• Install solar energizers on a post above the ground.
• Keep solar panel surface clean - periodically use a so cloth with water and a
mild detergent.
• Test voltage on the fence using a Gallagher Fence Volt Meter (G50301).
Problem Soluons
Indicator ashing red • Ensure energizer is geng enough sun
• Turn energizer OFF for 3 days, leave in the sun
to charge baery.
• Remove baery and use a 6 V 1.2 A charger to
charge baery.
Indicator ashes red
twice when turned on
then stops
• Perform above steps.
• Replace baery.
No voltage on fence • Check energizer isn’t faulty;
- disconnect from fence and earth
- measure across fence and earth terminals
with a Gallagher Fence Volt Meter
- if less than 5 kV return energizer for service
- if more than 5 kV the fault is with the fence
or earth system.

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IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION
Recharging the baery Switch the energizer o. Place in sunlight for 3 days
with the baery connected OR remove the baery
from the energizer and charge the baery for 24
hours with a 6 V 1.2 A baery charger.
Storing the energizer Switch the energizer o. Store in a well lit area so
solar panel keeps baery charged. Recharge baery
before and aer storage.
Maintenance free baery The baery must not be opened and does not
require maintenance.
Baery replacement Use only 6 V 4 Ah sealed, valve regulated (VRLA)
baeries.
Removing the baery Switch the energizer o before removing the baery.
Disposing the energizer The baery must be removed from the energizer
before the energizer is disposed.
Disposing the baery Lead acid baeries must be disposed of safely
according to local regulaons.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Baery 6 V 4 Ah sealed lead acid (2M1847)
Current draw 28 mA
Stored energy 0.2 J
Output energy 0.16 J
Output voltage (no load) 8 kV

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OPTIONAL ACCESSORY
Install the energizer on a Gallagher Ring Top Post using the oponal
Post Mount.
1. 2. 3.
Post Mount

WARRANTY
Register your product online at www.gallagherams.com and receive
the following benets:
• Helpful customer service and technical support.
• A record which can help if your product is lost or stolen.
• Nocaon of special oers and product updates (oponal).
2 YEAR WARRANTY for this product from the date of purchase. A
dated sales receipt/invoice is essenal for any future warranty claim.
In addion please complete the details below and keep this card OR
simply register your product online at www.gallagherams.com.
WARRANTY CONDITIONS
This product is guaranteed free from defects in material or
workmanship for a period of two years from date of purchase by the
end user. This excludes any consumables provided with, or inside,
the product where the warranty period is 90 days (e.g. cleaning
materials; baeries - rechargeable and non-rechargeable; etc.).
Gallagher will repair or replace at their opon any faulty product
returned to them or their Dealer within this me period. Exchange
modules are guaranteed for 90 days from date-of-ng.
This warranty does not cover damage due to: incorrect input
voltage, contaminaon by baery acid, physical mishandling,
lightning strike, water immersion, damage to external wiring.
Gallagher, their Distributors and their Dealers accept no
responsibility for the misuse of this product or for any accident
caused by tampering with or modicaon to or misuse of this
product. This does not aect your statutory rights.
Model
Purchase Date
Serial No.
Dealer