What is the best long term way to make an underground waterproof connection for 12 volt leads. The connection from the mainline transformer line to the various lights in the setup.
Using a good quality CONNECTOR is one of the best ways to splice LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING CABLE. You can also use silicone filled wire nuts and cut and splice the wires.
Labels: Connectors, Low Voltage Lighting Cable, Waterproof Connection
I''ve used a connector to repair my malibu lights cable that my lawn guy keeps cutting. It gets the lights back on for a couple of days than it goes out again. It always seems to come down to me re-doing the connector in the same place. It looks as though there is some kind of heat build up and the connector and cable look kind of melted. Any idea what is going on?thanks
I am not a big fan of the CONNECTORS unless they are feeding a single light off a home run wire. We do offer SPLICE CONNECTORS for feeding branch circuits off home run wires but you have to be careful not to exceeed the stated capacity of the wire. I would suggest that you simple cut the wire and splice the connector using silicone filled wire nuts. This is just my humble opinion.
Labels: Connectors, Low Voltage Wiring, Splice Connectors
