Kencove Fault Finder User manual

Operator’s Manual

Fault Finder and

Fault Finder / Remote

WARRANTY INSTRUCTIONS

LIMITED WARRANTY - A Fault Finder or

Fault Finder / Remote Warranty is provided

to the original purchaser for a period of one

(1) year from the date of purchase, when

used in accordance with the operating

instructions. You must retain your receipt

for proof of purchase. This warranty covers

defects in materials and workmanship to the

Fault Finder or Fault Finder / Remote.

TERMS THAT APPLY TO THE WARRANTY

Improper installation, misuse, neglect and

tampering of any kind are NOT covered

under the Limited Warranty. Fault Finder

or Fault Finder / Remote, returned under

the Warranty will be inspected and if the

problem is determined to be the result of

neglect or abuse, then no warranty will be

applied. No warranty other than the above

is expressed or implied. Implied warranties

of merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular

application are hereby disclaimed unless

the law speciﬁcally precludes this disclaimer.

The manufacturer and seller have no liability

for damages, incidental or consequential,

resulting from or caused by any failure,

malfunction or defect of any product.

TO MAKE A WARRANTY CLAIM -

1. Fault Finder or Fault Finder / Remote,

returned for warranty work must be

accompanied by a copy of the original

sales receipt/invoice and a note showing

the customer name, phone number, return

address (where the unit will be returned

to) and a brief description of the problem.

2. Pack product carefully in oversized carton

with crushed newspaper (or other appropriate

packing materials) for cushioning.

3. The product should be shipped PREPAID and

insured against shipping loss or damage.

4. Send warranties to:

INTRODUCTION

Depending on the model

purchased, there are 3 major

functions that the Fault Finder or

Fault Finder / Remote can perform.

1.VOLTMETER - Displays the

electric fence voltage in kilovolts

( kV ). 1kV = 1000 volts.

BENEFIT: Measuring fence voltage

helps determine the effectiveness

of the electric fence system.

2.CURRENT METER - Displays

the current in (amps) that is

ﬂowing through the fence wire.

BENEFIT: Measuring the current

through the hot fence wire will

help locate faults (shorts) in

the fence system. Fence shorts

reduce fence energizer [shock]

effectiveness.

3.REMOTE CONTROL - Allows

the user to turn the Energizer

on-or-off from any location on

the fence. (This unique function

is only available in the Fault

Finder with “Remote” and

only works with remote-ready

electric fence Energizers).

BENEFIT: Conveniently save

time by turning the energizer

on-or-off from any location on the

fence (through the hot wire).

*FAULT FINDER SPECIFICATIONS

• Voltage range - .3 to 18 kV

• Current range - 2 to 150 amps

• Battery - 9 Volt Alkaline

*Speciﬁcations are subject to change

without notice.

PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTION

IMAGE 1

IMPORTANT: The Fault Finder or

Fault Finder / Remote does not

have a lighted display and was

not designed to work in low light

conditions. It is not recommend to

install or repair electric fencing in

low light conditions.

POWERING THE FAULT FINDER

ON-OR-OFF

ON - Press and release the Fault

Finder ( ) power button.

OFF - When turned on, the Fault

Finder will automatically turn off in

1 minute if not in use. To turn the

Fault Finder off manually, press and

hold the ( ) power button for a

few seconds.

MEASURING FENCE VOLTAGE

1.Turn the Fault Finder on.

2.Press the ( ) power button to

toggle between the volt and amp

function until the kV symbol is

displayed on the right hand side

of the display.

3.Firmly hold the Fault Finder with

your bare hand (do not wear

gloves). Pressing your thumb

ﬁrmly on top of the Fault Finder,

position your ﬁngers to make

contact with the metal ground

plate (battery cover) on the back.

Since the Fault Finder does not

require any additional wires for

grounding, the Fault Finder relies

on your body for the ground.

Therefore, making good contact

with the metal ground plate is

important (See image 2).

4.Place the Fault Finder’s fence

hook onto the fence wire

(See

image 3).

Each time the energizer

pulses, a “lightning bolt” will

appear at the top of the display to

indicate a fence pulse has been

measured. The fence voltage will

then be displayed, in kilovolts (kV),

at the center of the display.

NOTE: If the “lightning bolt” is

ﬂashing and voltage reading

is “LO”, then the voltage being

measured by the Fault Finder is

below the range of measurement.

If the “lightning bolt” is ﬂashing

and voltage reading is “HI”, then

the voltage being measured

by the Fault Finder is above its

range of measurement.

IMAGE 2

MEASURING FENCE CURRENT

1.Turn on the Fault Finder.

2.Press the Fault Finder

( )

power button

to toggle between

the volt and amp function until

the “A” symbol is displayed on

the right hand side of the display.

3.Firmly hold the Fault Finder with

your bare hand (do not wear

gloves). Pressing your thumb

ﬁrmly on top of the Fault Finder,

position your ﬁngers to make

contact with the metal ground

plate (battery cover) on the back.

Since the Fault Finder does not

require any additional wires for

grounding, the Fault Finder relies

on your body for the ground.

Therefore, making good contact

with the metal ground plate is

important (See image 2).

4.Place the Fault Finder’s fence

hook onto the fence wire

(See

image 3).

Each time the

energizer pulses, a “lightning

bolt” will appear on the top of the

display to indicate a fence pulse

has been measured. The fence

current will be displayed, in amps

(A), at the center of the display.

Above the current reading an

arrow pointing to either the

left or the right will also be

displayed. These arrows indicate

the direction of the current ﬂow

and will help to locate the faults

(shorts) in the fence.

NOTE: If the “lightning bolt” is

ﬂashing and voltage reading

is “LO”, then the voltage being

measured by the Fault Finder is

below the range of measurement.

If the “lightning bolt” is ﬂashing

and voltage reading is “HI”, then

the voltage being measured

by the Fault Finder is above its

range of measurement.

The current reading should not

be taken if the fault ﬁnder is in

close proximity to the energizer

as it will give inaccurate reading.

TURNING THE ENERGIZER

ON-OR-OFF

(FAULT FINDER / REMOTE ONLY)

Please check with the manufacturer

as to which Energizer is compatible

with the Fault Finder / Remote.

1.Turn on the Fault Finder / Remote.

2.Firmly hold the Fault Finder with

your bare hand (do not wear

gloves). Pressing your thumb

ﬁrmly on top of the Fault Finder,

position your ﬁngers to make

contact with the metal ground

plate (battery cover) on the back.

Since the Fault Finder does not

require any additional wires for

grounding, the Fault Finder relies

on your body for the ground.

Therefore, making good contact

with the metal ground plate is

important (See image 2).

3.Place the Fault Finder’s fence

hook onto the fence wire

(See

image 3).

Fence hook to fence

wire contact is needed to

transmit the on/off signals.

OFF – press and release the ( )

OFF button and the display will

show “OFF” indicating that a

signal was sent to the Energizer.

After the signal is sent, the Fault

Finder / Remote will return to

measuring current or voltage.

ON – press and release the ( )

ON button and the display will

show “ON” indicating that a signal

was sent to the Energizer. After

the signal is sent, the Fault Finder

/ Remote will return to measuring

current or voltage.

IMPORTANT TIPS WHEN USING

THE REMOTE FEATURE:

Before removing the Remote

from the fence, always check the

voltage on the fence to ensure

the Energizer received the on-

or-off signal. The easiest way to

determine if the Energizer is on,

is to check the display for the

“lightning bolt” indicator.

If the Energizer did not turn on-or-

off, ensure that the wire being used

to send the signal is not open and is

connected to the Energizer’s hot wire.

If the hot fence wire being used is

rusted or corroded and the Remote

will not work, move to a different

fence location where the fence wire

is not rusted or corroded.

A low battery will reduce the

Remote’s ability to effectively transit

the on-off signal to the energizer.

Replace the battery if the battery

indicator is shown on the display.

IMAGE 3

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Voltage

Current

Fault

Direction

Fence

Pulse

Low

Battery

Power Button

and kV / A

Energizer

Off Button

(With Remote

Version Only)

Energizer

On Button

(With Remote

Version Only)

Fault

Direction

Battery

Cover

Belt

Clip

Fence

Hook

Kencove Farm Fence

344 Kendall Rd

Blairsville, PA 15717

1-800-536-2683

EXAMPLE A - NON-LOOPING FENCE WITH CURRENT SHARED

THROUGH BOTH WIRES

EXAMPLE C - FENCE LOOPS BACK TO ENERGIZER

SELECTING AND CHANGING THE

CHANNEL ON THE FAULT FINDER

/ REMOTE AND ENERGIZER

(FAULT FINDER / REMOTE ONLY)

By default from the factory the Fault

Finder / Remote and the Energizer

are both set to channel 1.

It is not necessary to change to a

different channel if you do not have

multiple Energizers with remote ca-

pability next to or on adjacent fences.

To select and change the channel

on the Remote and the Energizer:

1.Turn on the Fault Finder / Remote.

2.Hold the Remote next to the

Energizer and press the ( )

OFF button to put the Energizer

into standby mode. See the Ener-

gizer’s operator manual for details

as Energizer models may vary.

3.Press and hold down the ( )

power button then press the ( )

OFF button. The current channel

set in the Remote will be displayed.

Example “ch1”.

4.Press and release the ( )

OFF button to toggle through the

available channels on the Remote.

5.Once the desired channel is

displayed on the Remote hold

the Remote next to the Energizer

and press

the ( ) ON button

The Energizer will now conﬁrm

that the new channel has been

accepted. “See the Energizer’s

operator manual for details as

Energizer models may vary”.

NOTE: If changing the channel

on the Remote is needed to

match the channel on the

energizer, perform steps 3

through 5 without holding the

Remote next to the energizer.

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE LOOKING

FOR A FAULT ON YOUR FENCE

It is important to know, when using

the Fault Finder for the ﬁrst time,

that a large current reading on the

fence does not necessarily mean

that there is a critical fault on your

fence. The larger the Energizer

and the fence that is connected,

as well as vegetation on the fence,

are all factors that will increase the

current reading.

It is recommended to ﬁrst go

around the perimeter of the fence

and take voltage readings at

various locations to determine the

effectiveness of your fence system.

If, at various fence locations, you

have around 3000 volts or more

it is probably not necessary to

troubleshoot your fence.

If locations on your fence measure

less than 3000 volts (depending

on the size of the Energizer),

then it is recommended that you

troubleshoot your fence. Check the

Energizer and grounding system

to ensure they are adequate for

your electric fence size. If either

the Energizer or the grounding

system is insufﬁcient, for your

fence size, then correct this before

troubleshooting your fence. (Check

your fence Energizer manual

for details on the Energizer and

checking the grounding system).

You should check your ground

system 2 times a year, even if

the fence seems ﬁne. The ground

system is one of the most important

aspects of your electric fence

system, since it completes the

circuit between the hot fence wire,

animal contact, and the Energizer.

UNDERSTANDING THE FENCE

CURRENT AND VOLTAGE READINGS

To understand how the Fault Finder

will help you ﬁnd a fault on the

fence, it is helpful to understand the

concept of what you are measuring,

as it relates to the effectiveness of

your electric fence system.

Let’s use a water hose analogy

to understand your electric fence.

Think of the Energizer as a water

pump and the electric fence wire

as a water hose.

The Fault Finder (amp) reading

can be thought of as showing

the amount of water leaks in the

hose, with small holes (leaks), at

various locations along the hose.

All fences, even under normal

condition, will have small leaks

(fence hot to fence ground leaks).

Expect a larger fence to show

larger current readings since it will

naturally have more leaks (faults).

Using a larger Energizer will have

more ﬂow and this causes the

fence to have bigger leaks (faults).

More ﬂow will result in a larger

current (amp) reading.

Vegetation on the fence is also

a leak and this will also cause a

larger current reading. Common

leak locations will be grass/weeds

in contact with a hot fence wire,

tree limbs that are in contact with

a hot wire, old cracked insulators,

or any other object that comes in

contact with both the ground and

the hot fence wire.

When you are measuring the

current at the beginning of the

fence you are measuring all the

leaks (faults) in the fence. The

farther you go from the Energizer

the less the current is on the fence.

This is because you are measuring

less of the fence total leaks (faults)

the farther you walk away.

The voltage reading on the Fault

Finder can be thought of as the

amount of water in the hose. This

is why the more leaks (faults) there

are, the lower voltage reading.

This is the reason why fence

voltage can be less as you go

farther from the Energizer. The

less the voltage is on the fence is a

result of all the small leaks. (There

is less and less water in the hose.)

HOW DO YOU USE THE READING

TO FIND A FAULT ON THE FENCE?

2 TYPES OF FENCE

CONFIGURATIONS

Fence does not loop back to

the Energizer - When using the

Fault Finder in a non-looping fence

(See example A or B), the current

arrow direction is not needed to

determine the location of the fault,

and can be ignored.

Fence loops back to the

Energizer - When using the Fault

Finder with a fence that loops back

to the Energizer (See example

C), the current arrows are used to

determine the location of the fault.

In normal conditions, as you

test along a fence with no loops

or faults, the fence current will

decrease the farther you are from

the Energizer (See example A).

If you have a fence with one

or more major faults, as you

test along the fence there will be

excess amounts of current on the

fence. As you pass the point of the

fault, the current will rapidly drop.

At this point simply go backwards

on the fence and ﬁnd the exact

point, where, on each side, there

is the large change in current. This

is where your fault is located (See

example B).

With a fence with loops and

faults, as you test along the fence

the current will point in the direction

of the current and as you pass

the point of the fault the current

direction will change. At this point

simply go backwards on the fence

and ﬁnd the exact point, where,

on each side, there is a change in

the direction of the current. This is

where your fault is located.

REPLACING THE BATTERY

When the

( )

low battery

symbol appears on the display

it is time to replace the 9 volt

battery. For longer battery life it is

recommend using a 9 volt alkaline

type battery.

1.Remove the battery cover by

unscrewing the 2 screws on the

bottom/back metal piece of the

Fault Finder. It’s recommended

you do this over a table so you

do not lose the 2 small battery

cover screws.

2.Remove the old battery and

replace it with the new battery.

When replacing the new battery

check the polarity as shown

in the battery compartment to

ensure the battery is connected

correctly. If you must force the

battery then the polarity is most

likely reversed.

3.Put the battery cover back in

place and carefully screw in the 2

screws. Tighten the screws but

don’t apply excessive force to

prevent stripping the screw.

CARING FOR THE FAULT FINDER

/ REMOTE

• Do not leave the Fault Finder

in direct sunlight, for instance

on the dash of a vehicle. The

extreme heat may damage the

Fault Finder.

• Use only a damp cloth to clean

the Fault Finder.

• Your Fault Finder is water

resistant not water proof.

Avoid submerging the Fault

Finder in water.

• Remove the battery if the Fault

Finder is not being used for an

extended period of time. This

will prevent damage to the Fault

Finder from battery leakage.

EXAMPLE A - NON-LOOPING FENCE WITHOUT FAULTS

EXAMPLE B - FENCE WITH ONE OR MORE MAJOR FAULTS

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ENERGIZER

6.0

AMPS

3.0

AMPS

2.0

AMPS

1.0

AMPS

ENERGIZER

10.0

AMPS

5.0

AMPS

5.0

AMPS

1.0

AMPS

1.0

AMPS

ENERGIZER

20.0

AMPS

18.0

AMPS

3.0

AMPS

1.0

AMPS

Fault

(Short to

Ground)

ENERGIZER Fault

Indicates

Current

Direction

ENERGIZER

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