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Saturday, January 27, 2007

Sufficiency Economy Electric Fence



Today we go to Sublangka Wildlife Sanctuary to put the final touch to the "Sufficiency Economy Electric Fence" to keep the elephants and other wildlife from straying out of the sanctuary.
The solar electric panel is made in Thailand as are all the other items. We have designed the unit so that the inverter, energizer and battery fit under the panel for protection from the elements. The electric fence is made from local wire and locally-made Christmas tinsel. The installation has been done with the local knowledge of our field staff using readily available materials: nails, plastic tubes, tape,etc. and trees are utilized as poles, The whole arrangement has minimal impact on the natural environment, except for the Christmas tinsel. However, the tinsel works very well as demonstrated by the fence surrounding the field staff's Camp 1 to keep the wild boars from raiding the kitchen and garbage. Now even when the fence is not eletrified, when the approaching wild boars see the tinsel, they turn and walk away.
The above electric fence was tested several times after completion and it works! At least according to some of the field staff and Boonsak who were willing to touch it.
The electric fence costs about 1/50 of the EGAT designed electric fence.

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