zepper
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Hey guys,
I'm installing some LED garden lighting, and picked up this 200-watt 12v transformer at Home Depot:
It seemed like a good deal. The box said "Weather Resistant Black Finish", so I assumed I could install it on an exterior wall. But I guess I should've opened it and looked first:
The terminals are exposed. Can something like that be mounted on an outside wall? It'd be under a 2' overhangbut we live near water, so I think the terminals would eventually get rusty.
I could seal up the terminals (e.g. with electrical tape), but doesn't it seem a bit silly to have to do that with a "weather-resistant" product?
I'd mount it inside, but the photocell wouldn't work that turns the lights on at dusk. So obviously it was meant to be used outside. What do you think? Thanks!
(BTW, does this forum make all embedded images that tiny? How can you see any detail? I just used the "Insert Image" button on the toolbar, and pasted in the URLs... Am I doing something wrong?)
I'm installing some LED garden lighting, and picked up this 200-watt 12v transformer at Home Depot:
It seemed like a good deal. The box said "Weather Resistant Black Finish", so I assumed I could install it on an exterior wall. But I guess I should've opened it and looked first:
The terminals are exposed. Can something like that be mounted on an outside wall? It'd be under a 2' overhangbut we live near water, so I think the terminals would eventually get rusty.
I could seal up the terminals (e.g. with electrical tape), but doesn't it seem a bit silly to have to do that with a "weather-resistant" product?
I'd mount it inside, but the photocell wouldn't work that turns the lights on at dusk. So obviously it was meant to be used outside. What do you think? Thanks!
(BTW, does this forum make all embedded images that tiny? How can you see any detail? I just used the "Insert Image" button on the toolbar, and pasted in the URLs... Am I doing something wrong?)
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