About Bob Thompson Expertise Answers to most electrical questions or problems. Answers will be code related and not necessarily correct in your jurisdiction. Master Electrician, former business owner, member of several professional organizations. I also have a little plumbing and mechanical knowledge, but I may be of little help in this area.
Experience Master Electrician, previous business owner, over 30 years experience, certified electrical, plumbing and mechanical inspector.
I am in the process of installing 3 circuits of low-voltage Malibu landscape lighting (1 in the front yard and 2 in the back yard). I will be using 2 separate transformers for the back yard that will be set to have the lighting come on in the evening and turn off later at night and I will not be using a photoelectric sensor. I am considering installing a regular light switch suitible for outside use on each circuit (between the transformer and the first light on each circuit) in order to be able to shut the lights off (during the "on" cycle) if I so choose, since it will be very inconvenient to access the transformers. My question is....can this be done and any special suggestions or comments. Thanks, Mitch
Answer My only comment is that it would be more expensive to switch the DC voltage on your lights, than it would be to switch the AC voltage from the source. A "regular" light switch is only rated for AC voltage, so you'd need a more expensive switch rated for the DC voltage.
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