laying cable for driveway lights

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ok so a few different suggestions, if i put down armoured cable would something like this be what im looking for ? if i was putting four lights on the cable only which side would you go for bear in mind, im onlu lighing up a 3m x 8m driveway not anything huge

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Electrical/Cable/SWA Single Phase Armoured Cable/d190/sd2730/p88246

Ideally I would recommend that you firstly get a competent electrician on board, and discuss your project with them, as they will need to see that the correct cable and the correct methods of laying the cable has been used.

You will need to calculate the cable current carrying capacity, this would depend on load requirements, distance in length of cable and the method installed.

DeadBeat - please note that "you" really does mean you, not us. If you want to assume the responsibility for selecting the cable then you have to do the work to size it, not us.

• //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:mcbtocable
  
  
• http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/4.3.1.htm
  
  
• http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/4.3.11.htm
  
  
• http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/5.3.1.htm
  
  
• http://web.archive.org/web/20070327014113/http://www.kevinboone.com/cableselection_web.pdf
  
  
• http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/Charts/VoltageDrop.html <- Specify 2-core cable and PVC, even if that is not what you are using or it will make invalid assumptions.
  

can i use this kind of conduit outside?

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Ele...m+x+50m+Coil+Black/d190/sd2743/p47607[/QUOTE]

DB - this sort of product:

http://www.drainageonline.co.uk/Ducting/Black-Twinwall-Duct-x-50m-coil.htm

Have you chosen the lights yet? How do you intend to take 2 ends of ducting up from underground into the lights?