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Low Voltage Wiring & Xfmr

8/9/2004 11:33:33 AM
Jerome Horowitz 8/9/2004 11:33:33 AM	I have a Malibu 200W xfmr that has 2 legs of 100 ft 12/2 wire (64W per leg). I would like to move xfmr near house and there is a 15 ft buried 14/2 AC wire/conduit that exits the ground near xfmr. Can I tie the 2 DC wire legs to this 15 ft length of AC wire (Y connect) and attach the other end of AC wire to the xfmr outputs? Add to Favorites

re: Low Voltage Wiring & Xfmr

Posted: 8/10/2004 8:13:53 PM
EXPERT 8/10/2004 8:13:53 PM	You are asking for a voltage drop problem and dim lights on the end of the run. If you do that you are limited to the capacity of the 14 guage wire which is only rated for 15 amps. 128 watts/12volts =10.62 amps. I would suggest you pull #10 wire into the conduit and make the splice as described. Otherwise, I would leave it alone! Add to Favorites