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In article <616@winnie.fit.edu> dcs60222@zach.UUCP ( ENRIQUEZ) writes:
>Hello,

>chain.  I asked for help...
>
>   And I recieved it!  Many thanks to all who responded to my inqury......
>others said to buy a larger transformer)

I was one of those people, and I still think that a larger transformer
would be easier.

>
>   Well, I conveyed the results to my "clients" (i.e. parents) and they
>were overjoyed, estatic, etc.  So, they gave the printout to the 
>"lighting designer" and she promptly threw it away, saying all that was
>needed to be done was to move the transformer closer to the lights (
>there was ~40 feet of 12 gauge wire).

I thought it was made clear that the original transformer did NOT have 
enough volt-ampere capacity.  

>   So, now an P.E. has been hired by them (Dad's a M.D.) and his soulution
>is to buy an identical transformer, put it in the old place (~40 feet away
>from the lights) and put the old transformer next to the lights.

Good grief!  They could have easly purchased a larger tranformer before 
hiring a P.E.  

>
>   QUESTION:  assuming a lenght of 35 feet of 12-gauge wire between two
>              750 watt transformers, will the house burn down or the
>              transformers blow up first <grin>.  Or, by heaven's grace
>              WILL THIS WORK???

I don't know, ask heaven :-)

You know, there are problems in this world that are very easy to solve,
your parents lighting problem is one of them.  Good luck.

>   Thanks in advance ....
>
>   Mark Enriquez   dcs60222@zach.uucp 


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