Pocster Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 What cable do I need? Preferably cheap!. Just to connect to some out door lights . Will be 'hidden' externally i.e. can't be walked on etc. so assume don't need armoured?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Mains or 12 volt depth of cable run in flower bed or under slabs etc? powered from? rcd/rcbo protection? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 26 minutes ago, TonyT said: Mains or 12 volt depth of cable run in flower bed or under slabs etc? powered from? rcd/rcbo protection? Lights are mains Cable is on the surface i.e. across a flat roof Intention was just to stick a plug on it as it enters the house and straight into a socket. Consumer unit is modern ( so has at least one of those ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 You’ll still need a conduit for basic mechanical protection, minimum. This gives a decent mechanical fix too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 59 minutes ago, pocster said: What cable do I need? Preferably cheap!. Just to connect to some out door lights . Will be 'hidden' externally i.e. can't be walked on etc. so assume don't need armoured?? Armoured not needed, 0.75mm2 3 core (assuming fittings are metal and therefore need earth). Push it through plastic conduit or even UFH pipe or garden hose anywhere it’s open to being walked on or buried etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: You’ll still need a conduit for basic mechanical protection, minimum. This gives a decent mechanical fix too. I can thread it through conduit no issue. Can't fix it to anything as it crosses my magic underground hell hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, markc said: Armoured not needed, 0.75mm2 3 core (assuming fittings are metal and therefore need earth). Push it through plastic conduit or even UFH pipe or garden hose anywhere it’s open to being walked on or buried etc. Perfect - loads of spare ufh pipe etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 0.75mm?? depends on the length of the run, seems a bit weedy to me. maybe worth while putting a socket outside rather than drilling a flex through the wall and plugging it in- it’s dog rough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, TonyT said: 0.75mm?? depends on the length of the run, seems a bit weedy to me. maybe worth while putting a socket outside rather than drilling a flex through the wall and plugging it in- it’s dog rough It's only a short run. 6 metres or so. I've got a gert big hole in the wall already which I intended to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 0.75 will do one light, but it’s physically weedy and the screw terminals in most outside lights will chew it up if you don’t use bootlace ferrules. I’d not run anything smaller than 1.0mm2 personally, but a 3a fuse and the 0.75 will suffice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 One light? I didn’t see anything mentioning halogen floodlights. I figure LED feature lamps so maybe 10 fittings @ 10w each. Less than 1 amp even with some voltage drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, markc said: One light? I didn’t see anything mentioning halogen floodlights. I figure LED feature lamps so maybe 10 fittings @ 10w each. Less than 1 amp even with some voltage drop. I was going to run a cable length to each light individually - because I like a mess of cabling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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