On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 06:10:55 +0000 (UTC), Elmo
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:55:51 -0500, mm wrote:


she said the problem is that it will eventually break.

No, it won't. Not if it's soldered correctly.
Have you soldered much?

I have a propane torch, a smaller butane torch with soldering tips, and the

I like an electric soldering iron for soldering wires. It's not like
soldering metal gutters.

Weller soldering station. I'm not all that good (I always seem to melt the
solder instead of heating the wires) but I'd consider myself ok with
solder.

After 40 years I often melt the solder directly, but if you make sure
it's hot before taking away the soldering iron, it's fine.

Of course you'll know where it is. It will be 50 feet from where you
buried the wand. And about 100 feet from where the controller is.

I could also look for an electrical connection type box (like the ones
used with the water sprinklers) and that way it would be obvious to all,
even any new owners.

I wouldn't bother.

Now, if you don't have an connector on the end of the wire,
you could use heat-shrink tubing,
I think the scotch 23, silicone tape will do a much better job.

I think I'll solder in a compatible wire after finding that scotch 23 in a
local hardware store. My home depot didn't have it.

http://www.rshughes.com/products/054...&refcp=froogle

Some other websites had 50 or 100 roll minimums!

BTW, are you near powerlines? Most places aren't but a few are.

Yes There are overhead power lines. Why do you ask?

The docs mentioned power lines. but if they are overhead they are
probably too far away to matter.