re: Landscape Lighting

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The box store transformers are cheap and will suffer from voltage drop with runs that require up lighting trees.

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This becomes null and void when you are using low voltage, low current, low wattage lighting like LEDs. LEDs don't rely on heat to operate like halogen and incandescent lights do and even a slight voltage drop will not dim the lights enough to be discernible to the human eye.

But then again, I'm only an electrical engineer, what do I know?

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The lights themselves do not last very long, they rust out quick.

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This is also null and void when you get LED lighting. LEDs are completely contained and have no "filament" like an incandescent bulb does.

Of course, you still need to seal the wiring properly, but there is nearly zero risk of the "bulbs" "rusting" out because they are entirely contained.

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Watch out. The wire can get expensive, if you have a long run use heavier wire (I used 12-2) and/or run it back to the transformer to make a complete loop. You could also used a higher voltage if you get the kischler.

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You also do not need to use heavy wiring if you use LED lights. They require a lot less current than regular lighting and current is what causes wires to heat up. This is why tazers can run high voltages and not burn your body when shocked. They run at thousands or millions of volts but the current is extremely low so you don't get burned.

LEDs are absolutely the way to go. Order from where you want, but I highly suggest a 12V LED system over any high-wattage incandescent crap.

EDIT: Admins anchoring shite is getting irritating.