Cerrowire’s Low-Voltage (Low-Energy) Underground Landscape Lighting Cable is designed for landscape, security, and outdoor accent lighting applications not to exceed 150 volts. Landscape Lighting Cable is sunlight-resistant, suitable for direct burial, and for use at temperatures between -40°F(-40°C) and 140°F(60°C). wet or dry locations Insulated/jacketed in black premium-grade PVC UL® Underground Low-Energy Circuit Cable for Outdoor Lighting C(UL) Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting (LVLL) Two bare annealed flexible stranded copper conductors are duplexed in a flat construction to promote easy teardown during installationE323899 2/C 10AWG (5.26mm2) 60°C (UL) ULECC 150VAC – C(UL) FT2 LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING CABLE 30V- SUNLIGHT RESISTANT – ROHS COMPLIANTE323899 2/C 12AWG (3.31mm2) 60°C (UL) ULECC 150VAC – C(UL) FT2 LOWE323899 2/C 14AWG (2.08mm2) 60°C (UL) ULECC 150VAC – C(UL) FT2 LOWE323899 2/C 16AWG (1.29mm2) 60°C (UL) ULECC 150VAC – C(UL) FT2 LOW

Package Code & Size View Landscape Lighting PDF for available lengths chart. Please note NOT all products are sold in all locations. To confirm availability, please contact Customer Service. More Specialty Wire Products: Units per Master Carton Shipping Weight per Master Carton (lbs)(s) Building WireData CommunicationsPortable CordSpecialty WireLow-Voltage BracketExtension and Generator Voltage Drop TablesEngineering TablesApplication ChartsAmpacity ChartCalculatorsShow All ItemsFollowing how well my lighted pipe-supported shelves turned out, I wanted to do a similar style light fixture for lighting album artwork on my office wall. But this time I wanted flexible arms holding spotlights that could be more easily aimed.That previous job used all 1/2" steel pipe. This time I wanted the arms holding the light bulbs to be copper tubing for a more delicate look and flexibility. Feeding wire and making connections inside 1/2" pipe had been difficult and I knew I'd have to do it differently with the thinner copper tubing, so decided to use 12V power and separate wire runs from each bulb back to a transformer.

Separate runs meant I wouldn't have to make connections inside the pipes of more than two wires needing wire nuts. With only two wires, I could use splice connectors that could fit inside the copper tubing. And with low voltage, I could use wire with thinner insulation, allowing several runs of wire to easily fit in the 1/2" pipe.Total parts cost was about $130.Step 1: Parts & ToolsShow All ItemsParts:For my design, I wanted three bulbs at about 24" spacing, but also chose to stick with regular stock items instead of bothering to get pipe custom cut, so the spacing turned out more like about 26".Parts available off-the-shelf at Lowes and Home Depot (~ $80):(1) five foot roll of 3/8" OD soft copper tubing (HD seems to not stock 5' rolls) (4) 1/2" black iron tees* (3) 1/2" x 3" black iron nipples(1) 1/2" x 4" black iron nipple(1) 1/2" x 18" black iron nipple(1) 1/2" x 24" black iron nipple(1) 1/2" floor flange (will be the ceiling mounting plate) (2) 1/2" end caps(3) brass 1/2"MIP to 3/8" compression adapters (Watts LFA-124) (3) brass 1/2"FIP to 3/8" compression adapters (Watts LFA-118) (2) 25' spools of 16 gauge primary wire, in different colors.

(Despite my pictures, get red and black) (1) package of 22-16 gauge butt splice connectors (6 are needed)(2) Orange wire nuts (4) Wood screws about 2" long. Verify the head is big enough they won't pull through the mounting flange.Online parts (~ $50):(3) SATCO 90-1590 G4-GU5.3 round porcelain halogen sockets or equivalent(3) 12 Volt DC, 5 watt MR16 LED lamps (IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE THE BULBS WORK WITH DC POWER) (1) 120 Volt AC to 12 Volt DC dimmable LED driver (NOT A TRANSFORMER. Cheap Auto Body Repair Jacksonville FlSee the final step for why.)Used Patio Furniture Houston TxTools:Wrenches to tighten the connectors tube cutter or hacksaw to cut the copper tube screwdriver drill and bits electrical tape wire crimper or narrow pliers to crimp the wire connectors wire cutters Something rigid, about 4" diameter, to use as a bending form 24" of RG6U quad shield coax cable (optional but recommended) TSP, Trisodium Phosphate detergent powder (Lowes carries it.) Buy A Laptop In Bulgaria

Spray paint* As an alternative, you might consider doing the three tees that the copper tubes connect to in brass (also available at Lowes). They're triple the price of black iron tees, but it might look pretty cool. Order within 1 hrs mins for same-day shipping. Landscape Lighting > Lighting Accessories > Lighting Wire > Description 250 feet of 10AWG 2/C Stranded Underground Low Energy Circuit Lighting Cable. This cable consists of two bare copper conductors with integral insulation and jacket in an SPT style construction. Low Voltage Underground Lighting Applications UL Misc. Wire - Low Energy Circuit Cable Conductor: 10 AWG Bare Copper Insulation/Jacket Thickness: 0.047" Nom. Overall Dimensions: 0.205" x 0.405" Nom. Temperature Rating: -20OC to 60OC Operating Voltage: 150 V Max. DC Resistance per Conductor @ 20OC: 0.99 Ohms/1M' Nom. Landscape Lighting > Lighting Accessories > Lighting Wire Search in product descriptions

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At every step, there are transmission losses; as much as 10% of the electricity transmitted by the power plant is lost on the way. The losses are higher in AC than in DC because it grounds so easily; according to the Economist, DC distribution is far more efficient. And then we get to our homes and offices.......where there is a 110VAC outlet every 12 feet on our wall, switched outlets in our ceilings, all feeding expensive copper wires back to a central panel. And what is plugged into almost every one? Wall warts, transformers converting to a variety of voltages keyed to specific small appliances and electronics. For we now live in an electronic world, and almost everything we use other than vacuum cleaners and kitchen appliances are now running on DC Of course there is no standard of wall wart; every computer, lamp, radio or LCD TV has a different size and voltage. And every wall wart wastes energy in the process.Lighting, now mostly incandescent needing lots of power, is going low voltage DC as we convert to LED and CFL;

every fixture and even bulbs are filled with rectifiers and transformers to convert the power to low voltage, using resources in the manufacturing, and wasting energy in the operation.For those who want to reduce their consumption and generate a little power of their own with a solar panel or wind turbine, standard practice is to run the 12 DC volt output through an inverter to change it to 110 AC for distribution through the existing 110V wiring. Of course the inverter is not 100% efficient and what are we doing at 90% of the electric outlets? Plugging in a wall-wart and converting it back to low voltage.When he was designing the MiniHome, Andy Thomson thought this was dumb, and chose all of his lighting to run off 12VDC, cutting off the transformers and wiring it directly to the batteries. He found a Creative sound system that ran at 12V and cut off the wall-wart. The inverter broke and he barely noticed, because everything in the joint but the microwave oven could run off 12VDC.The Google boys, Sergei and Larry, think this is dumb too.

Engineers at Google, tired of running tens of thousands of computers with inefficient power supplies, have proposed a new standard for "high efficiency power supplies for home computers and servers" based on everything running on 12 volts only. They say that it would save 40 billion kwh over three years, worth $5 Billion. Founder Larry Page complained about this last year: "I'm going to just plead with all of you, let's get the power supply problems fixed, or let's get all these devices talking together"John Laumer has noted here that 12 Volt appliances are easier to supply alternate emergency power if you are knocked off the grid by a hurricane or other disaster.It is time for our codes and our wiring to reflect this, shall we say, transformation. It is time for big steps:1) Develop a universal standard around 12 volt dc for all electronics. Enough of this silliness that makes every wall wart a different voltage. There will still be different sizes as there are different power requirements, but agree on one voltage.2) Develop a standard wall plug or distribution system for 12 volt DC.