November 25, 20214 yr 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??
November 25, 20214 yr Mains or 12 volt depth of cable run in flower bed or under slabs etc? powered from? rcd/rcbo protection?
November 25, 20214 yr Author 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 ? )
November 25, 20214 yr You’ll still need a conduit for basic mechanical protection, minimum. This gives a decent mechanical fix too.
November 25, 20214 yr 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.
November 25, 20214 yr Author 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.
November 25, 20214 yr Author 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.
November 25, 20214 yr 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
November 25, 20214 yr Author 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.
November 25, 20214 yr 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.
November 25, 20214 yr 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.
November 25, 20214 yr Author 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
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