After your posts and horizontal rail have been set you can now set your brace wire. Use a piece of ElectroBraid™ and loop it around both posts, going from the bottom of the end post to the top of the brace post. Pull the ends together and fasten them by tying a knot or with two copper split bolt connectors (See Splicing ElectroBraid™ page 20). Set a nail at the appropriate location on the end post so the brace wire will not slide up and, similarly on the brace post, so the brace wire will not slide down. To tension the brace wire, slide a piece of wood such as a ¾" dowel between the two strands of the wire and twist until taut. Fasten the dowel to the horizontal rail to keep it secure.

NOTE: To prevent electrical shorts, make sure the brace wire cannot contact any ElectroBraid™ strands.

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