MTF DM2 600i - Boundary Wire Installation Guidelines

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Obtuseangles Curves Don'tcrosswires Norightangles Noacuteangles
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TheremaybepartsofyourgardenwhichwillbechallengingorevenimpossibleforyourRobotMower.Your
RobotMowerwillnotstraybeyondtheboundarywireyoumustlayaroundyourgarden.
Itwill
changedirectiononmakingcontactwiththingslike:
 postsandpoles(e.g.washinglines),
 fencesandwallsaroundtrees
Butitwillneedtobekeptawayfrom:
 dugborders,
 treeswithexposedroots,
 flowerbeds,
 pondsandwaterfeatures,
 excessivelyuneventerrain.
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Thewiremustbekepttautandneverbeallowedtolooporcrossoveritself.Ideallyifgroundisparticularly
uneventhewirecanbeburiedupto40mmdeepandpeggeddowntosecure.Thiscanbeachievedeasily
withamanualedgingtool.Ifthisisnot
desiredorpossiblethenthewireshouldbefirmlypeggedaroundthe
gardenwithpegsataminimumof1mintervals,keepingthecabletauttoavoiditbeingcutbythemower,
moresoatcornersandoveruneventerrain.Thecableshouldbepositionedaminimumof
30cmfromthe
edgeofthegarden,asthemowerwilloverlapthewire,althoughitwillnotstraypastit.
Oncornersthewireshouldnotbelaidatasharpangleorrightangle,butcurvedoraseriesofobtuse
angles.Themowercandetectasignal
fromthewirefromasmuchas18maway.Itshouldbenotedthat
duetothissetupsomeareasofthelawnwillnotgetmowedsuchasoutsidetheperimeteredges.Thesecan
bemaintainedusingasuitablegrasstrimmer.Ifthegroundwherethewires
aretobelaidisparticularlydry
andthesoilhardfromlackofrain,itwillhelptothoroughlywaterthegardenbeforeattemptingtolayyour
perimeterwire.
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