Sounds like your electrician friend is right on the money about the wire.
Don't scirmp pennoes when wiring, it all ways comes back to bite you later.
And go ahead and replace the old 12 guage wire instead of trusting it.
JMO
Larry Zink
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Chansler/Boulder/IBM <rchansle@us.ibm.com>
To: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:06 PM
Subject: Wiring Question
>
> I installed lamp posts at the end of my driveway and I need to get power
to
> it for the lights. The nearest connection point on the correct side of the
> driveway is 300 feet away. I was going to run 14 guage wire out there, but
> wasnt sure if I need to bump up the gauge because of the distance. I will
> probably run 100 to 200 watts of lights. A retired electrician from the
> phone company says I need to bump up one guage for each 100 feet. The
means
> I'll need 8 guage wire. Seems a little extreme to me. To compound it, the
> wire to the box I am connecting to is 12 guage wire and is buried. It's
> already 50 to 75 feet from the breaker box. Any thoughts or
> recommendations?
>
> Bob Chansler
>
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