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   Message 875 of 2,576   
   vaughn to Winston   
   Re: Low-Power Solar?   
   25 Jan 12 20:21:11   
   
   From: vaughnsimon@gmail.invalid   
      
   "Winston"  wrote in message   
   news:jfq7ob0oie@news3.newsguy.com...   
   > I would *seriously* consider doing some NEC homework   
   > and trenching and installing conduit myself.   
      
   If you do decide to trench, my standard advice applies.  Think WAY ahead and   
   put   
   plenty of pipe in that trench to meet all of your future needs.  Water,   
   Internet, TV Air, Phone etc etc etc.  Trenches are a bitch.  Conduit is cheap.   
      
   Another possibility:  Forget the NEC, forget the expensive solar power.  Do   
   everything in 12 VDC, but power it from the grid by running "Malibu" landscape   
   lighting cable out to your shed.  Connect cable to a 12 volt DC power supply.   
   Malibu cable is available at any Home Depot.   I've been using the stuff for my   
   12 Volt outside lights for years now (which are powered by my solar power   
   system, but that's another thread.)   
      
   Vaughn.   
      
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