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Sat, Aug 25, 12 at 2:51
| I'm installing several 20-Watt Malibu brand outdoor low voltage lights that run off a 12V weatherproof transformer. One of the instructions is: "Install first fixture a minimum of 10 feet from the Power Pack." Well, my first light has to be in a certain position about 6' away from the power pack location, and I don't have anywhere else to plug-in the Power Pack. The cable can't be run from the Power Pack to the first light in a straight line: it takes a circuitous path that requires about 12' of cable.
I called Malibu Customer Service, but they aren't open on the weekend and I'd like to get this done before Monday. I'm assuming that I'll be fine, but I am curious why there is supposed to be this separation, and whether it affects what I am doing, or whether the fact that it takes more than 10' of cable to get to the first light negates any issue. |
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| 12 feet of cable is longer than 10 feet. |
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- Posted by mike_kaiser (My Page) on Sat, Aug 25, 12 at 12:18
| it takes a circuitous path that requires about 12' of cable. That's fine. They want a minimum 10' of cable between the transformer and first fixture. |
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| mike- Thanks for confirming the 10' distance referred to the cable length and not, for some reason, the physical proximity. |
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