Posted by 2510Paul on November 11, 2014 at 16:40:19 from (173.202.142.245):
In Reply to: Remote building lights posted by Edd in KY on November 11, 2014 at 09:15:16:
Edd, voltage drop is a function of current draw, distance, and wire size. 12 gauge copper wire is about 1.588 ohms per 1000 ft per Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gauge
(Don't forget to account for the return wire resistance.) What is your distance? Could you trench in a #12 2 conductor plus ground direct burial wire. If you are just running a couple light bulbs this should work depending on your distance. Bury 3 conductor wire so you can switch the lights on/off at each end. If you walk this at night you may want to place a few lights along the path. Use Fluorescent or LED lights to keep the amps down. I light my 300 ft driveway with 11 Watt Fluorescents, and they start in Winter in WI.
For a friend I trenched in both power and lighting switching wiring a 1000 ft through a field and then a woods. We buried water line and power at 5 ft deep and light switching and telephone at about 4 ft.
The electrical worked great. Shutting the water off stopping such a long flow of water caused some issues.
Follow your local codes. Maybe low tech. but likely lower cost and maintenance.
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