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Deer deterrent entanglement

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One discovery I've made recently on the rotisserie motor deer deterrent is that 14 gauge galvinized wire is too thin of a material to suspend the clanger from. It's not stiff enough to resist medium to high winds, which can shift things in such a way that you experience deer deterrent entanglement.

This happend in the past, and each time I was able to catch it to prevent motor burn out but this most recent event occurred while we were on vacation.

The lesson learned is to use 12 gauge wire or thicker when suspending the clanging material for the rotisserie motor deer deterrent.








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