Not a bad idea, Grant, but I would prefer to have a single or double floodlight on the house shining out towards the yard rather than be lighting the yard directly from the edge. I don't really care about the wooded area - I just want some light if I have to go out in the yard at night, such as letting the dog out, for instance.
Lots of good ideas, guys. Thanks! Dan On Apr 15, 2012, at 4:14 PM, G Mann wrote: > I suggest you look at using LED type low voltage lights mounted on poles > about 8 ft up to get light spread. The low voltage transformer can mount > at any available 110 plug and from that point the output voltage is 12 > volts DC. The wire is OK for direct burial and you can space several lights > around the area to get the proper coverage. The wire really only needs to > be 4 inches underground [assuming you aren't going through your flower bed > or garden where you will be digging]. > > If you want, you can slave in a motion sensor to turn on the lights when it > sees movement [or use the latest infared tech and have it come on when it > senses a warm body, you pick] > > The poles could be pieces of 2 inch chain link fence posts with caps on top > to keep out rain. > > Just a thought. Hope it helps. > > Grant.... AZ > > > On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Its definitely something you can wire, but looks hokey and probably a >> violation of the NEC. >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:49:58 -0400 Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>>> That is pretty much what I am seeing as I look at various product >>>> offerings. They mostly appear to be Chinese junk that have a very >>>> limited working life. >>>> >>>> It would be fairly easy to tap into the AC circuit ahead of the >>>> maintenance cutout. I'm just not terribly keen about doing that, as it >>>> would be a clear violation of code and pretty obvious as well. >>> >>> How much wattage do you need? >>> >>> Why not tap off and run the wires to a small box with its own >>> breaker/fuse and cutoff switch? That should be legit. You'll want to be >>> observant of 120/240 V issues, too. >>> >>> >>> Craig >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
