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12V flag pole lighting

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  1. James in Illinois

    James in Illinois New Member

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    I'm currently planning a system with 23 lights. Cable will be just short of 200'. Has anyone else used 12 volt to light up their flag at night. The flag pole is 25ft tall. also, is this a situation where I would use the 15 volt power due to the length of the cable? thanks. I'm new to this stuff and I must say very interesting.
     
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    Mesodude2 Well-Known Member

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    I haven’t illuminated a flag myself but if you search the forum, you’ll find that this subject has been addressed a handful of times (Including as recently as the last few weeks). Using a 15V tap squares with the recommendations in the transformer pdf I’ve linked here. For that distance I think you’ll also want to up your wire gauge to 10.

    https://cdn-tp2.mozu.com/17007-26268/cms/26268/files/is-cc-transformers.pdf

    https://www.voltlighting.com/project-dramatic-flag-lighting/p/project-flag-lighting-1