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So I could do with a longer lead in between the start of the bulbs and the plug. Can I just chop the wire and insert an additional length? Would I need to get specific wire? I think I have some bell push wire somewhere....
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>> So I could do with a longer lead in between the start of the bulbs
>> and the plug. Can I just chop the wire and insert an additional length? Would
>> I need to get specific wire? I think I have some bell push wire somewhere....
>>
Don't see why it wouldn't work. Might be easier to just use an extension lead and then plonk the plugs in a sealed lunchbox or something similar. If you do chop it, probably a good idea to use adhesive heatshrink to waterproof the connectors.
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PIB (poly iso butyl) tape is your friend. Sometimes sold in car hose repair kits but reasonable available. If you must chop and extend, solder wires, insulate with normal insulation tape and then tightly wrap in PIB tape to render the joint waterproof.
Done carefully, you can be safe, but do not for a moment think it abides by the wiring regulations!
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>> So I could do with a longer lead in between the start of the bulbs
>> and the plug. Can I just chop the wire and insert an additional length? Would
>> I need to get specific wire? I think I have some bell push wire somewhere....
Any old wire will do, its safe its low voltage.
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I've just put ours up. Can't feel my fingers. Damn cold. I can't abide the things but my wife had increased the mentioning of it from daily this time last week to a pretty much hourly event so the line of least resistance and all that...
It'll be the ruddy tree next no doubt.
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>> I've just put ours up. Can't feel my fingers.
Ah 'praps I was wrong, its not low voltage after all.
Hope you have the full compliment of illuminated waving Santas and crapping reindeer, as befits a neo Elizabethan housing estate.
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Indeed there are are some of those, mercifully not in our garden nor in direct line of sight from our house.
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>> Indeed there are are some of those, mercifully not in our garden nor in direct
>> line of sight from our house.
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You live beside a council estate? :eek! :-)
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I don't see why you shouldn't extend the light but I would not replace any of the existing cable (i.e. don't chop a lump out). The cable might be designed to have some inherent resistance as part of the safety of the product. I think the transformers are "type 2" and the web will tell you something about their safety.
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I don't acknowledge Christmas chez LL. However, my neighbour has a new set of outside lights & when he called into where i work yesterday I thanked him profusely. Told him I can read in bed now without drawing the curtains. And other banter.
Got time off work so hope to escape to Bruges 20/24 dec. Attending my local curry house for king prawn Handi on the 25th after a tour of my local pubs, then back to work on the27th. Hosting a Mexican party on the 26th for waifs & strays, fajitas & copious amounts of margerita & tequila slammers under a gazebo in the rain. Not very rural North Yorkshire but I try to be different. Thank goodness I don't have to drive anywhere or entertain relatives.
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Legacylad, I like the sound of your time off for Christmas! :-) New RS3 announced too I think. Should be one for the future. TT Sportback looks interesting too.
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Extending LED outdoor lights - Fursty Ferret
