Solar led light electric slug & snail fence hack how to
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**** I don't recommend this anymore, due to the unreliability of the cheap solar lights used. A PP3 9v battery is probably the easiest alternative. ******
This is how to convert a cheap pound store or dollar store solar led light into an electric slug or snail fence.
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Electric slug fences provide a barrier to slugs or snails and stop them eating your plants. The voltage used is safe for children, pets and wildlife.
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Well done, very thorough. No-Kill Slug Fence. Just what I was looking for. Maybe you could make these to sell to non-technical people.
I like the solar component.. I add spent coffee to my compost tea and it also adds to the protection. Great clear instructions. Thank You
Nice idea, dude! Thanks for sharing.
Oh my God, this is incredible, I have to find some one who can make one!
Hello, I was thinking of building a slug repeller from old garden lights, I just looked this up to see if it was already being done and Walla I find this, so I will go make my own version. You can make a simple version without the solar light, all you need to do is run 2 parallel copper wires about 1cm apart around the bed clipped or glued, using a multi AA battery case (more than 2 battery will work better higher voltage) or 9v PP3 battery with the clip on connector would be easier. All you have to do is connect
Other sites recommend 6-9V; at 12V, you’ll kill the slugs, attracting more to eat the corpses.
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. Two quick beginners questions: could I just leave out the LED and attach both wires directly to the board? I am not keen on the light and would rather have the electric fence be powered a bit longer. Moreover, could the setup be changed to have 9V instead of 6? (this is what I had really good success with in the past). Thanks!
+Tim Kietzmann If I remember correctly the led is necessary for the circuit to function. The solar lights that I used tended to work ok for a few months and then died from various causes. Unless you have the time to experiment then I can't recommend this method anymore, a 9v battery is a much better option,.
Ah, that is good to know. A 9V battery is what I am using right now, but was hoping to replace it with a Solar-based solution. Thanks.
Tim Kietzmann the led would not light as it is in series with the fence wires (note how he said to joint the fence wires to test and light the led.) the led is not necessary for circuit function. You may get a very slight flash from the led when it zaps a snail if it shorts the connection between the led and the board via the fence wires.
Hi...where's the 2nd video for building the slug fence?
Interesting viddy. Bigger battery than in some solar lights.
for how many hours will this fence have power?
Use new soil ever season before adding the slug zapper cause most of them live in the soil.
Can these lights be modified to be solar battery chargers? If 9v batteries are more effective, it seems logical to just use one of those & keep its power level topped up with a solar charger. 3v seems too low to do this task.
Yes, this is what I've done. I just used a standard 9v battery since the recharge rate is low enough not to cause a problem.
how did you step up 3v to 6v+ I did not see anything to do it
The circuit does it
@@techydiy LEDs typically use less than 6volts, do they not?
These produce like 3.2 volts though, is that enough to deture a snail or slug?
The capacitor charges to roughly 6 volts ( The circuit produces square wave pulses around 9v peak, less the 3v of the led ) which is enough to deter and not kill snails. However the cheap solar lights are very unreliable so I don't recommend this..
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@@douglaswoosley5136 not in my garden they dont .
Genius!
very good video. I recreated it. but can you tell me how to connect it to the fence ??? above plus below minus? Thanks very much
It doesn't matter which way around + - or - +
@@techydiy OK thanks . but it is correct 1 cable per line ??? because they have to buy 2 cables for one line. Thank you
And lines are closed or 1mm open ?
Two bare copper wires which are separated by a few mm. They must not touch each other.
You can use steel wire or galvanised steel wires as well.
@@techydiy thanks again. i'm sorry for my bad english. I meant the copper cable that goes around must not touch or ???
Hi, what is the purpose of the capacitor? What is the output voltage? It is just out of curiosity and thank you for the tip about pre-tinning.
+Beurre Pinotte About 6v. It stores up charge and gives the slug a bit more current. The led lights are very cheap though and quite often fail for one reason or another, so if your going to do it, I would just use a pp3 9v battery.
OK thank, I will use 2 rechargeable 9 volt batteries in parallel. Since they lose some of their charge when not in use, once in a while I will remove one to charge it. Then I will do the same for the other one once the 1st one is charged.
For a real deterrent, you can use three wires for the fence, 9v batteries in series. * -ve +ve * -ve +ve * If a big snail tries to bridge the wires it gets 18v.
3 wires??? 9 volt would be enough and since rechargeable batteries lose their charge over time, it would be OK to charge one then the other from time to time. Now can you explain about 3 wires?
+Beurre Pinotte just another option. Big slugs learn to cross the wires if they are narrow, small slugs can get past if the wires are too wide, so you put three or four wires in to make the barrier wider. Snails farmers use many wires woven into a net.
When you swapped modules in your video, the battery changed which threw me for a loop.
nice
Is the voltage enough to repell a dog?
No. A dog would not feel it at all.
The snails are sleeping during the day ;-) ??
The capacitor stores the charge
... those are English snails 🤣
Might be a stupid question, could I just use a USB power bank for powering it? Output 5v, to use with a USB to DC cable, end lopped off, and soldered onto the copper strips? Would be grateful for any reply. Fun video!
Yes, pretty much any voltage source will work
@@techydiy Much thanks for the swift response! Got a new subscriber!
Puede hacer un cargador con una varilla de cobre y otra de zinc, usando la acidez de la tierra, conectando a un capacitor de 6,3 v y uf 200 o 300.
Idea interesante
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Hi can you please make a video so I can use cheap solar lights solar panel as day and night switch for indoors light connected to alkaline battery.
Thanks
nice idea, but why do you keep the pcb?
Because i used the circuit on the pcb
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What a clever idea
Nice, no second video about the fence though.
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Ingenious. I'm thinking of a similar setup to keep skunks away from my beehives (they will come at night and eat the bees from their entrance). You said it's safe for animals like your dog, but would it deter a mammal? If not is their a way to get more shock for a mammal? -Thanks.
No this wont have any effect on mammals, it's only a deterrent for slugs or snails. You need a proper electric fence operating on much higher voltage. I have a video that shows how to get about 300v out of a disposable camera which gives quite a shock, but I suspect you need something designed for the purpose.
what sort of dog do you have? an electro dog? a dog shark? If you've got a critter with 4 legs, what do you think it is.... a reptile or something?
This is great! Thanks!
Though now I read below that you no longer recommend this method, but a 9v battery instead. There must be a way to have a solar recharging 9v battery using a cheap solar unit... I wish my electronics knowledge was already there...
Sorry to bother you, but would you be so kind and tell me why did you leave the LED in the circuit?
It gives s visual indication if the fence wires are shorted and it might be necessary for the circuit, I can't remember.
@@techydiy Smart. Thank you
So theoretically it would only work at night because of the day night sensor in the lamp
Depends on the discharge from the capacitor, but yes it turns off in the day (when slugs and snails are inactive).
Anyway use a 9v battery it's less hassle.
@@techydiy Je me suis connecté directement sur l'accumulateur : ainsi pas de problème jour/nuit. Je peux laisser l'interrupteur sur OFF, donc pas dépense d'énergie dans la LED (je suis en phase d'essai)
Bravo! I am heading to the store! One question though...In case of rain; will the water damage the circuitry in the solar collector?
Some lights suffer from water ingress into the solar panel. I now put an old jam jar ( Bon Maman conserve jars fit perfectly) over the top of the light which stops any problems.
@@techydiy He means with the water shorting the fence , the answer is no .
Just buy a 9 volt battery, a lot easier.
Maybe crank up the voltage to kill it dead.
+thechromepoet It only takes about 12volts to kill them. Trouble is you end up with loads of dead slugs on the fence.
@@techydiy and potentially a short circuit. 9v is the limit before this happens.
very useful
+Chris Davies Thanks. They do work very well.
Would rain short it?
no
@@davidhaney1394 Why no? Assuming there's a bit of dust and muck between the wires (it is outside after all?) then I would have expected a short? Very interested to know why it wouldn't as I might try this myself!
How about building a fence that doesn't end the snails lifes ?? This is possible. There are even non electrical fences out there to buy with a (special ??) edge where the snails can't climb over.
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Thats exactly what this fence does, so we can only conclude that you haven't actually watched the video.
I apologize !!! So they stay alive ?
Yes exactly.
Thank you very much for clearing that up ! :)
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