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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@techydiy 6 лет назад

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@Pigearvet 7 лет назад

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

@davesvegankitchen661 Год назад

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.

@peace7482 3 года назад

Nice idea, dude! Thanks for sharing.

@jcchannel2850 7 лет назад

Interesting viddy. Bigger battery than in some solar lights.

@cosia5072 2 года назад

What a clever idea

@ajayassani9413 7 лет назад

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

@cranebeg 7 лет назад

Nice, no second video about the fence though.

@UsualYaddaYadda 2 месяца назад

This is great! Thanks!

@UsualYaddaYadda Месяц назад

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...

@katinss9983 2 года назад

Oh my God, this is incredible, I have to find some one who can make one!

@martinmuldoon603 2 года назад

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

@AdrianPFalla Год назад

Other sites recommend 6-9V; at 12V, you’ll kill the slugs, attracting more to eat the corpses.

@chrisdaviesguitar 8 лет назад

very useful

@techydiy 8 лет назад

+Chris Davies Thanks. They do work very well.

@nr01vid 4 года назад

nice

@deetee-uk 2 года назад

Hi...where's the 2nd video for building the slug fence?

@kampbadam295 Год назад

for how many hours will this fence have power?

@howielane8406 8 лет назад

Bravo! I am heading to the store! One question though...In case of rain; will the water damage the circuitry in the solar collector?

@techydiy 8 лет назад

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.

@davidhaney1394 5 лет назад

@@techydiy He means with the water shorting the fence , the answer is no .

@TimKietzmann 7 лет назад

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!

@techydiy 7 лет назад

+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,.

@TimKietzmann 7 лет назад

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.

@mattburrows2615 6 лет назад

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.

@jackblack384 5 лет назад

Use new soil ever season before adding the slug zapper cause most of them live in the soil.

@ronyerke9250 6 лет назад

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.

@russellg3775 5 лет назад

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.

@BloodAsp 7 лет назад

When you swapped modules in your video, the battery changed which threw me for a loop.

@ralphcall4322 8 лет назад

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.

@techydiy 8 лет назад

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.

@annpeerkat2020 Год назад

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?

@tripshobbies2810 7 лет назад

These produce like 3.2 volts though, is that enough to deture a snail or slug?

@techydiy 7 лет назад

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..

@douglaswoosley5136 6 лет назад

DISH SOAP AND BEER,EPSOM SALTS AND BAKING SODA,THEY ALL KILL SLUGS AND SNAILS,TOBACCO KILLS RODENTS AND EPSOM SALTS KILLS PLANT DISEASES TO.

@davidhaney1394 5 лет назад

@@douglaswoosley5136 not in my garden they dont .

@SchiwiM 6 лет назад

nice idea, but why do you keep the pcb?

@techydiy 6 лет назад

Because i used the circuit on the pcb

@douglaswoosley5136 6 лет назад

DISHSOAP AND BEER,EPSOM SALTS ,AND BAKING SODA.THEY ALL KILLS SLUGS AND SNAILS.TOBACCO KILLS RODENTS.AND EPSOM SALTS KILLS PLANT DISEASES

@HutAb44 2 года назад

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

@techydiy 2 года назад

It doesn't matter which way around + - or - +

@HutAb44 2 года назад

@@techydiy OK thanks . but it is correct 1 cable per line ??? because they have to buy 2 cables for one line. Thank you

@HutAb44 2 года назад

And lines are closed or 1mm open ?

@techydiy 2 года назад

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.

@HutAb44 2 года назад

@@techydiy thanks again. i'm sorry for my bad english. I meant the copper cable that goes around must not touch or ???

@pinotte23 7 лет назад

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.

@techydiy 7 лет назад

+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.

@pinotte23 7 лет назад

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.

@techydiy 7 лет назад

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.

@pinotte23 7 лет назад

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?

@techydiy 7 лет назад

+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.

@Full-tilt-banana 13 дней назад

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!

@techydiy 13 дней назад

Yes, pretty much any voltage source will work

@Full-tilt-banana 13 дней назад

@@techydiy Much thanks for the swift response! Got a new subscriber!

@errolfoster1101 4 года назад

how did you step up 3v to 6v+ I did not see anything to do it

@techydiy 4 года назад

The circuit does it

@Mr1279Dave 3 года назад

@@techydiy LEDs typically use less than 6volts, do they not?

@diegovolpe6028 6 лет назад

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.

@techydiy 6 лет назад

Idea interesante

@douglaswoosley5136 6 лет назад

DISHSOAP AND BEER,EPSOM SALTS AND BAKING SODA,THEY ALL KILLS SLUGS AND SNAILS,TOBACCO KILLS RODENTS,EPSOM SALTS KILLS PLANT DISEASES.

@Spotlight1 7 лет назад

Is the voltage enough to repell a dog?

@techydiy 7 лет назад

No. A dog would not feel it at all.

@zouna007 4 года назад

Sorry to bother you, but would you be so kind and tell me why did you leave the LED in the circuit?

@techydiy 4 года назад

It gives s visual indication if the fence wires are shorted and it might be necessary for the circuit, I can't remember.

@zouna007 4 года назад

@@techydiy Smart. Thank you

@koruki 5 лет назад

Would rain short it?

@davidhaney1394 5 лет назад

@nathanwebb4959 2 года назад

@@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!

@BenBeyond2003 7 лет назад

So theoretically it would only work at night because of the day night sensor in the lamp

@techydiy 7 лет назад

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.

@XavierG-sw4jy Год назад

@@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)

@Asadullah21 8 лет назад

Maybe crank up the voltage to kill it dead.

@techydiy 8 лет назад

+thechromepoet It only takes about 12volts to kill them. Trouble is you end up with loads of dead slugs on the fence.

@russellg3775 5 лет назад

@@techydiy and potentially a short circuit. 9v is the limit before this happens.

@albertuszerk 2 года назад

The snails are sleeping during the day ;-) ??

@techydiy 2 года назад

The capacitor stores the charge

@spjuliman6923 2 года назад

... those are English snails 🤣

@ME-uy3to 2 года назад

Kannst du das in Deutsch übersetzen bitte👍🙋‍♂️

@preyfan 7 лет назад

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. I also recommend everybody the RU-vid Channels Infinite Waters, Teal Swan and Victor Oddo :)

@techydiy 7 лет назад

Thats exactly what this fence does, so we can only conclude that you haven't actually watched the video.

@preyfan 7 лет назад

I apologize !!! So they stay alive ?

@techydiy 7 лет назад

Yes exactly.

@preyfan 7 лет назад

Thank you very much for clearing that up ! :)

@douglaswoosley5136 6 лет назад

DISHSOAP AND BEER,EPSOM SALTS AND BAKING SODA,THEY ALL KILLS SNAILS AND SLUGS.TOBACCO KILLS RODENTS,EPSOM SALTS KILLS PLANT DISEASES.