we bought a brand new Falcon energiser in October. That of course is weatherproof. We covered our battery in a heavy plastic box. We have the battery attached to a solar panel. This is the same system we have used for several years with no problems.
All was well for about 2 months, then the energiser stopped working. No line problems, the earth rod seemed fine and nothing snagging the electric rope. We brought everything inside and the battery was fully charged but the energiser appeared dead. We weren't able to contact the company for a few days but in the meantime the energiser seemed to burst into life again. We have no idea why.
So everything went outside again and all was well for 2 weeks. Then the same problem arose again.
The company didn't know what the problem could be but told us they would send us a new energiser and that the faulty one would be picked up.
The 2nd energiser duly arrived and we set up. All fine. You know what's coming dont you?!
The same happened AGAIN!
The chances of 2 brand new energisers having the same unidentified fault must be very small.
So what are your ideas? Does the energiser working after a time indoors suggest that something is getting damp that shouldn't?
The 1st energiser hasn't been collected yet so we currently have 2 new energisers
....sadly neither of them works reliably
Any clues anyone?