LED decking lights

lymmranger · 20 Aug 2016

Hi Experts.....

I have purchased a set of "decking" LED lights

the set has 10 of these

BUT.......

the cable between light 5 and 6 is too short to stretch across the chimney breast (lights are going in fireside cupboards)

can I extend this cable without "upsetting" the pre built set? (resistance, voltage drop etc.)

Thanks in advance

chivers67 · 20 Aug 2016

can't see your link

Nozzle · 20 Aug 2016

Yes you can extend a cable adding only negligible resistance that will make 5/8th's of f'all difference. What you might struggle to do is re-make the same factory fitted termination, though I recognise it'll be going indoors so doesn't need to be water tight. Any warranty will also be invalid.

Nozzle

lymmranger · 20 Aug 2016

Thanks Nozzle.... (confirmed my thoughts/hopes!)

I intend to use a section of the VERY VERY long cable from the transformer to the first light fitting....(water should DEFINATLY NOT be an issue) and the supplied kit will therefore remain the same length.

@ Chivers67 - What link? (thanks anyway)

EFLImpudence · 20 Aug 2016

You said "the set has ten of these"

I, too, expected a link to what you had bought.

JohnW2 · 21 Aug 2016

EFLImpudence said:
You said "the set has ten of these" I, too, expected a link to what you had bought.

I, too, initial thought that. However, given the absence of a link, I eventually concluded that "these" probably merely referred to "decking LED lights", as mentioned on the previous line - i.e. we were merely being told that 'a set' consisted of 10 lights..

Kind Regards, John

rsgaz · 21 Aug 2016

lymmranger said:
can I extend this cable without "upsetting" the pre built set? (resistance, voltage drop etc.)

EFLImpudence said:
I, too, expected a link to what you had bought.

A link or picture would be handy lymmranger, we may recognise the connector type and be able to link you to a ready made extension to save cutting/soldering anything. (if you do fancy taking a pic, put a ruler or something in the pic for scale).

Gaz

lymmranger · 21 Aug 2016

EFLImpudence said:
You said "the set has ten of these"

I, too, expected a link to what you had bought.

......and others

Ahhhhh....... Ok (Ooops!)

https://www.firstchoicelighting.co....-driver.html?gclid=CL2wv_uo084CFYtuGwod1SMEVA

fairly confident that these are the blighters...........

Taylortwocities · 21 Aug 2016

Make sure you get the polarity right, if you add an extra bit of cable.

JohnW2 · 21 Aug 2016

Taylortwocities said:
Make sure you get the polarity right, if you add an extra bit of cable.

Yes, there's certain;y no harm in keeping the 'polarity' unchanged (and it might be necessary so to do). However, on the basis of what the description says, I think it's far from a foregone conclusion that the output of the 'driver' is DC - it sounds as if it's probably a 12V 'constant voltage' source (with current control of some sort, even if only a resistor, within each lamp) - in which case it might be AC.

Kind Regards, John

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