I need to join a two conductor cable - 12V, 1A. The join will be submersed in 1m of rainwater.
I need a reliable way of doing this, please.
I need a reliable way of doing this, please.
It is 3A mains cable - two cores inside an outer insulator.What is the gauge of the wire?
These, or connectors like them are very easy to use and completely waterproof when applied properly. The linked ones have three ports but it doesn't matter. They are filled with a mineral grease and when crimped, the grease fills the insdoie making water ingress impossible.It is 3A mains cable - two cores inside an outer insulator.
Those connectors are exact knock-offs of 3M Scotch-loc 316L and 3M Scotch-loc MGC for "LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION" systems. That is, 12vDC to 24v AC. I would never use or recommend a low-voltage connector designed for surface or burial for use on mains voltage in a submerged applications. There are no voltage ratings on the Chinese-made, Amazon-listed part. I wouldn't trust my kids reaching into a koi pond (or even my koi fish in the pond) to an unsealed little capsule of a Vaseline in a snap-fit plastic case.These, or connectors like them are very easy to use and completely waterproof when applied properly. The linked ones have three ports but it doesn't matter. They are filled with a mineral grease and when crimped, the grease fills the insdoie making water ingress impossible.
It's best to use parallel(ish) jaw pliers like Channelock-style adjustables, when crimping them. Actual old-fashioned Sargents but it's not necessary.
Yes, at least for as long as it doesn't fail.Presumably this is a permanent join, not one that needs to be parted and re-joined at a later date?
need to join a two conductor cable - 12V, 1A. The join will be submersed in 1m of rainwater.Those connectors are exact knock-offs of 3M Scotch-loc 316L and 3M Scotch-loc MGC for "LOW VOLTAGE LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION" systems. That is, 12vDC to 24v AC. I would never use or recommend a low-voltage connector designed for surface or burial for use on mains voltage in a submerged applications. There are no voltage ratings on the Chinese-made, Amazon-listed part. I wouldn't trust my kids reaching into a koi pond (or even my koi fish in the pond) to an unsealed little capsule of a Vaseline in a snap-fit plastic case.