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Hi, I am thinking of buying a spool of 8 gauge low voltage wires to
use with my Malibu 600W transformer for my yard. Will the 8 gauge
wires be too hard to deploy since they are so thick? Also will the
cable connectors that come with the Malibu light fixtures be able to
clamp around the wire and penetrate the sheathing?

I am using 12 gauge at this time, but the lights are pretty dimmer
since the total length is about 70'.

What about running 2 transformers in parallel. Might be less labor than
digging up 70ft of wire. If you happen to have access to a second
transformer it wouldn't hurt to try.

I gave up on those low voltage garden lights a long time ago. It seems
like the ones sold in kits (Toro, Malibu) from HD, Lowes and etc
are so cheaply made it's impossible to keep them going very long.
RM~