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12v wire and connector advice - joining several motifs
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[QUOTE="scamper, post: 78134, member: 22285"] For outside temporary lighting, you really need to try and get plugs and sockets that are soldered otherwise the movement (of packing and unpacking) will either break strands or just loosen the joins causing less actual surface area of cable to contact the connector which in turn caused more voltage drop and problems escalate from there. In terms of connectors and cable size then you really need to find out the current draw from each display item and determine what you need from there. I tend to use things like this [url=http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200800936669?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT]http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/200800936669?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url] you will need to splice into the main power cable at intervals and add a socket for each item as you could not run enough power through these plugs to hook them in series. If you do want to just crimp then I would suggest going to a garden lighting or alternatively auto store, but just keep an eye on your connections and make sure you get something that will handle the current. [/QUOTE]
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