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Wow...it worked! (Electrical)
I've been putting in the tape wire, and installing the eyelets. I
installed the junction splice on the underside of the house (in space created by the "foundations") I'll route out a "mouse hole" for the cord to escape. But I got out the tester, and ALL splices worked. I guess I expected it to be more fiddly, more of a problem to get right, and would require lots of trouble shooting. I'm very, very glad it was so easy. I had a few wrinkles that I'll have to figure out how to disguise (and I figured out how to avoid them next time). The shocking thing is that I used nearly FIFTEEN FEET of tape in a small cottage. I did have some waste - sloppy plans, and stuff that was too wrinkled, so I pulled it out and started over. But that only amounts to a foot or maybe 18 inches. I NEVER would have guessed that it would take so much. But the house will have 4 ceiling fixtures and 5 outlets (with flexibility to add more). Cathy Weeks |
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Cathy Weeks wrote:
I've been putting in the tape wire, and installing the eyelets. I installed the junction splice on the underside of the house (in space created by the "foundations") I'll route out a "mouse hole" for the cord to escape. But I got out the tester, and ALL splices worked. I guess I expected it to be more fiddly, more of a problem to get right, and would require lots of trouble shooting. I'm very, very glad it was so easy. I had a few wrinkles that I'll have to figure out how to disguise (and I figured out how to avoid them next time). The shocking thing is that I used nearly FIFTEEN FEET of tape in a small cottage. I did have some waste - sloppy plans, and stuff that was too wrinkled, so I pulled it out and started over. But that only amounts to a foot or maybe 18 inches. I NEVER would have guessed that it would take so much. But the house will have 4 ceiling fixtures and 5 outlets (with flexibility to add more). Cathy Weeks Great! A couple of suggestions - Either trace, draw, or take pictures of where your tape-wiring is, so if you should want to add another electrical item, you'll know exactly where you can do it. You were either very good, or very lucky, or both! When I do any wiring of this sort, with lots of connections, I always test as I go. It's much easier to find a break in the last few inches than having to go over the whole 15 feet of circuitry! (Your 15 feet isn't all that excessive, by the way!) - Herb |
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Herb wrote in message ...
Either trace, draw, or take pictures of where your tape-wiring is, so if you should want to add another electrical item, you'll know exactly where you can do it. Already done. Haven't decided if I'll also do a tracing or not. You were either very good, or very lucky, or both! When I do any wiring of this sort, with lots of connections, I always test as I go. It's much easier to find a break in the last few inches than having to go over the whole 15 feet of circuitry! (Your 15 feet isn't all that excessive, by the way!) Good to know...it seemed like a lot. I guess it wasn't. Thanks, Cathy Weeks |
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"Cathy Weeks" wrote in message m... I've been putting in the tape wire, and installing the eyelets. I installed the junction splice on the underside of the house (in space created by the "foundations") I'll route out a "mouse hole" for the cord to escape. But I got out the tester, and ALL splices worked. I guess I expected it to be more fiddly, more of a problem to get right, and would require lots of trouble shooting. I'm very, very glad it was so easy. I had a few wrinkles that I'll have to figure out how to disguise (and I figured out how to avoid them next time). The shocking thing is that I used nearly FIFTEEN FEET of tape in a small cottage. I did have some waste - sloppy plans, and stuff that was too wrinkled, so I pulled it out and started over. But that only amounts to a foot or maybe 18 inches. I NEVER would have guessed that it would take so much. But the house will have 4 ceiling fixtures and 5 outlets (with flexibility to add more). Cathy Weeks I think that when most people tapewire they find that it's easier than they thought. I put off wiring my house for months because I thought that it would be a nightmare. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it's really simple. Wait till your first lamp lights up. What a joy! Remember that if you add more lights to make sure that your transformer can handle them. Each transformer can handle a certain number of bulbs (not lights) so that a 6 bulb chandelier counts as 6, not 1. You can check this on the cir-kit website. http://cir-kitconcepts.com/estore5/ I had to use 3 transformers on my big house. Carol S P Miniatures http://www.spminiatures.com |
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"Carol" wrote in message ...
Remember that if you add more lights to make sure that your transformer can handle them. Each transformer can handle a certain number of bulbs (not lights) so that a 6 bulb chandelier counts as 6, not 1. You can check this on the cir-kit website. http://cir-kitconcepts.com/estore5/ I had to use 3 transformers on my big house. So far so good. The transformer is one of the smaller ones, and it's rated for 16 bulbs. Right now, it's got 8 bulbs planned (4 ceiling fixtures of one bulb each, 2 sconces and two coachlights. Cathy Weeks |
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