connecting mains outdoors
 

Any suggestions for connecting mains outdoors and ensuring it is
waterproof? I have purchased a new flood light and it come with a cable
about 9 inches in length and I need to connect it to the existing cable
to the old lights.

connecting mains outdoors
 

"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Any suggestions for connecting mains outdoors and ensuring it is
waterproof? I have purchased a new flood light and it come with a cable
about 9 inches in length and I need to connect it to the existing cable to
the old lights.


Take the 9 inch cable off and put a longer piece on?

connecting mains outdoors
 

Broadback wrote

Any suggestions for connecting mains outdoors and ensuring
it is waterproof? I have purchased a new flood light and it come
with a cable about 9 inches in length and I need to connect it to
the existing cable to the old lights.

In that situation I normally just replace that 9" cable with one of the
length that I need.

Not always possible tho, one recent LED flood light has the
supplied cable soldered directly to the components inside
and the whole thing with quite a bit of silicone just sort
of squirted over the exposed connections to insulate it.

Fortunately I use that one inside.

connecting mains outdoors
 

In message , Broadback
writes
Any suggestions for connecting mains outdoors and ensuring it is
waterproof? I have purchased a new flood light and it come with a cable
about 9 inches in length and I need to connect it to the existing cable
to the old lights.


Metal 20mm 2 port besa box and 2 20mm stuffing glands with some choc'
block inside. Waterproof and robust.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CO20BX2G.html

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/EK249B.html
or
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/TLTEG2.html


Or similar.
--
Bill

connecting mains outdoors
 

Use one of these with the entry points facing downwards and a rubber sealing gasket under the lid along with the cable entry glands mentioned previously.

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CO20BXUG.html

Richard

connecting mains outdoors
 

"Phil L" wrote in message
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"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Any suggestions for connecting mains outdoors and ensuring it is
waterproof? I have purchased a new flood light and it come with a cable
about 9 inches in length and I need to connect it to the existing cable
to the old lights.


Take the 9 inch cable off and put a longer piece on?

That could be a problem if the existing cable is sticking out of a brick
wall and it went driectly into the old light fitting:-)


--
Adam

connecting mains outdoors
 

"Broadback" wrote in message
...
Any suggestions for connecting mains outdoors and ensuring it is
waterproof? I have purchased a new flood light and it come with a cable
about 9 inches in length and I need to connect it to the existing cable to
the old lights.

You can buy waterproof joint boxes and various glands to mak a waterproof
joint.
Screwfix has them.