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   Message 881 of 2,576   
   (PeteCresswell) to All   
   Re: Low-Power Solar?   
   26 Jan 12 14:40:07   
   
   From: x@y.Invalid   
      
   Per vaughn:   
   >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.)   
      
   Are there "code" considerations with 12v wiring outside?   
      
   I'm hoping to hear "no", but in other threads I have seen   
   references to differing electrical potentials in the two   
   buildings creating some sort of un-named hazard.   
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