Now that the mowing is semi under control, I've decided to finish off a few other things. I've already mentioned installing 12 volt garden lighting in the Trainbarn garden- anticipating night visits to the Trainbarn- but I needed to install three more lights to finish off the job. This wasn't easy with some of the existing plants already well established. Anyway, it's now finished!!
I really like these HPM Garden Lights! They're not the solar powered units that are often seen (or not seen!) these days, but 12 volt Halogen lights powered by a transformer. Ultimately though, they will be solar powered, as the whole Trainbarn will be solely powered by solar panels. Because there's quite a distance between the furthest light and the transformer, to avoid excessive voltage drop I've powered the three most distant lights on one circuit, and the five closer ones on another, powered by the same transformer. I've also used the heaviest gauge wire that's available.
The only 'trick' to installing these is regarding the connector from the light to the cable. Mostly these work well, but don't bury them before you test them out!! Sometimes they need a little help to work properly.
There's also progress on the cottage, with the renderers returning to finish off the inside. So hopefully, we'll see steady progress now until completion. We've even set an approximate date in our minds for moving in!!
Everything looks so much better on a sunny day!!
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