Re: speaking of GPS.....

From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Mar 11 2006 - 13:08:54 PST

I wonder if you can fry a fence charger, by connecting the fence to -much-
larger fence charger? -one that is not impressed by your neighbor's
charger, for instance. (now where was that book on pulse-forming networks..)

Sonny Heath wrote:
> Sounds like his fence in on your property. If I got shocked by a fence
> on my property that wasn't mine I do believe he would be constantly
> repairing his fence .
>
> Sonny
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 5:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] speaking of GPS.....
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>
>> Ahh you are right. They sell mapping products. I did purchase one of
>> their cheap GPS systems for use with my laptop while on the road. It
>> was $99 and is pretty amazing for the $. It has saved me a lot of
>> wrong turns.
>>
>> Although your property may be surveyed accurately, I wonder how far
>> off the master stakes are that were used to survey your property. A
>> lot of them were driven a hundred years ago or so??
>>
>> So what exactly is the point of being within .01 feet? My joker
>> neighbor put a fence on the property line after I moved in and he used
>> 6" posts (.5 feet) and electrified it with an electric fence charger.
>> Get within 1/8" of that and things start to get a little tingly.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> J. Forster wrote:
>>
>>> I certainly would not be interested in a foot or two accuracy for a
>>> land survey and
>>> didn't see anything of survey quality there. There is a difference
>>> between the
>>> precision needed for survey and GIS applications. My land is surveyed
>>> to 0.01 foot.
>>> (about 1/8") There are GPS systems for survey purposes. For example:
>>>
>>> http://www.trimble.com/gpssurveying.shtml
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> MV wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Go to Delorme.com and look for their GPS units for engineering/land
>>>> surveying. I think they can get within a foot or so.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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