Bobhook149
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can you use romex for low voltage lighting? What's the purpose of low voltage wire?
low voltage wire
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hbiss
EC, Westchester, New York NEC: 2014
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Can you use Romex for LV lighting? Yes. The purpose of LV wire? Familiarize yourself with Art 725 and 800 on up.
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cochise7969
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Can you imagine romex for everything low voltage?! Waste of extra money and copper.
Everything?
No
Certain installations?
Yes...VD comes to mind immediately, and as NM is relatively cheap and readily available...why not?
I recently did some LV lighting in a club utilizing 10/2 MC.
electricmanscott
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You theif!
It was "readily available" :grin:
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Low voltage is not a code term.
Take a look at Art 411 and its title.
We use that type of lighting systems as the system does have to use pipe and wire, so it has advantages for exposed installations. Another example is landscape lighting, where it operates at 12 V and presents a limited shock hazard, so exposed splices are allowed and the cable can be laid on top of the ground. But once you exceed the voltage/current limits in Art 411, you move into a chapter 3 (pipe and wire- or romex) wiring method.
Take a look at Art 411 and its title.
We use that type of lighting systems as the system does have to use pipe and wire, so it has advantages for exposed installations. Another example is landscape lighting, where it operates at 12 V and presents a limited shock hazard, so exposed splices are allowed and the cable can be laid on top of the ground. But once you exceed the voltage/current limits in Art 411, you move into a chapter 3 (pipe and wire- or romex) wiring method.
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