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.

"Broadback" wrote in message
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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?

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.

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

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

"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

"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.