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2 low voltage transformers on 1 circuit? dchou4u@hotmail.com 05-03-2008
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on May 3, 2008, 10:20 pm
Do the transformers supply AC or DC for the 12 volt power?

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I got a 600W Malibu low voltage transformer powering my landscape
lights. But some of the lights further from the transformer are not as
bright. I only have a single 12 gauge wire with all the lights
attached on it.

Can I attach another 300W transformer at the far end of the wire so
that the lights there will be brighter?

I cannot really run another wire from the 600W transformer, since much
of the wire run under concrete pathways and also my driveway.

Thanks



Posted by CJT on May 4, 2008, 10:18 am
Stormin Mormon wrote:
> Do the transformers supply AC or DC for the 12 volt power?
>
That seems an odd way to pose such a question. A transformer without
more will _always_ provide AC. Provision of DC requires what I would
call a power supply, rather than a transformer.

Rarely would one go to the trouble to provide DC for lighting -- what's
the benefit?

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Posted by Tony Hwang on May 4, 2008, 11:10 am
CJT wrote:
> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>
>> Do the transformers supply AC or DC for the 12 volt power?
>>
> That seems an odd way to pose such a question. A transformer without
> more will _always_ provide AC. Provision of DC requires what I would
> call a power supply, rather than a transformer.
>
> Rarely would one go to the trouble to provide DC for lighting -- what's
> the benefit?
>
Hmmm,
DC? Forgot about Edison vs. Tesla?

Posted by dpb on May 4, 2008, 11:21 am
Tony Hwang wrote:
...
> Hmmm,
> DC? Forgot about Edison vs. Tesla?

Hmmm...trying to recall who "won"...

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Posted by Don Wiss on May 4, 2008, 12:07 pm

>Tony Hwang wrote:
>...
>> Hmmm,
>> DC? Forgot about Edison vs. Tesla?
>
>Hmmm...trying to recall who "won"...

Tesla won. You can read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

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