On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:40:14 -0700, "Fifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > ceejay Wrote: > > Getting power out to your pond area, safely, is a non-trivial problem, > > of course... any cable needs to be safely buried and protected by its > > own RCD. > Not really true. Any -mains- cable needs to be safely buried and have > its own RCD, but the SB doesn't require mains power. The safe and easy > option is to keep the PSU indoors and extend the 5VDC cable to the > outside world. It's not only safe, but is a very small diameter and can > be tucked away at the edge of paths, beds, lawns or hidden under gravel, > mulch or other ground coverings. Just take care to use a heavy enough > gauge of low voltage cable to ensure that not too much voltage is > dropped over the extended run. Problem solved. Alternatively, batteries > are another option.
Check out this guy who has a squeezebox in his hottub: http://www.picpix.com/brad/gallery/000aasqz Note the waterproofed remote ;) Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
