LV UC Light feed

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Have a XFMR taking 120v to 12v for UC lighting, the XFMR is above the drop ceiling, and I have MC whips going to all of the UC LT locations. I got the UC LTs in and were checkin them out, they have 2 wires coming out of a 1/2"
female con. of the first light.

Problem: I do not want the splice exposed from MC to the UC leads under the cabinet.

Question is this: Am I allowed to splice the MC to the leads of the UC light concealed in the wall? Or, could I, should I, sleave the leads with NM sealtite and splice inside that?

I have re-fished some of the walls , and the leads are long enought to go to the XFMR, eliminating some of the MC whips, but there are some that I can not

Thank you
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so I can if I use a method specified in Chap. 3.

That doesnt make sense :confused:

I'm not installing it concealed in the wall, I want to splice in the wall.... does it say I can not?
It says "shall not be installed", does that include the splice>? Ofcourse the UC will not be concealed
 
SiddMartin said:
so I can if I use a method specified in Chap. 3.

That doesnt make sense :confused:

I'm not installing it concealed in the wall, I want to splice in the wall.... does it say I can not?
It says "shall not be installed", does that include the splice>? Ofcourse the UC will not be concealed
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If your using a chapter 3 wiring method, an open splice is not going to be allowed. This is why LV undercabinet lights are terrible to meet code with.
 
stickboy1375 said:
If your using a chapter 3 wiring method, an open splice is not going to be allowed.
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that doesn't make any sense. It says you can conceal it in the wall permitted you use a chap. 3 wire method
 
SiddMartin said:
that doesn't make any sense. It says you can conceal it in the wall permitted you use a chap. 3 wire method
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Once you start with Chap 3 wiring method you must continue it all the way. It is odd--- not sure why but I don't believe you can have an open splice under the upper cabinet -- it must be in a box or an approved method
 
Dennis Alwon said:
Once you start with Chap 3 wiring method you must continue it all the way. It is odd--- not sure why but I don't believe you can have an open splice under the upper cabinet -- it must be in a box or an approved method
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I agree. I'll agree twice since my first agree was not long enough.
 
Would I be able to remove the leads, and screw in a MC connector into the supplied fem. connector and splice inside the first light..? sounds good..:-?
 
SiddMartin said:
Would I be able to remove the leads, and screw in a MC connector into the supplied fem. connector and splice inside the first light..? sounds good..:-?
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If the splices are in a fixture your good to go. I'm sure someone will argue about removing the leads though. :roll:
 
stickboy1375 said:
If the splices are in a fixture your good to go. I'm sure someone will argue about removing the leads though. :roll:
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well, now that I think of it, why else would they have that fem. connector there unless to screw a connector into it??
 
If you splice inside the light you should use ceramic wire nuts, IMO.
Those puppies get hot.

We often install a mini handi box (brownie box the old timers around here called them), hidden as well as possible under cabinet, to make splice in.

I agree that LV uc lights are a pain to do to code.
 
alfiesauce said:
Hold the phone... Are people saying that you cannot splice LV in the wall? It must be in a box?
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No, what were saying is that if your abiding by article 411, then you cannot just splice in the wall because of the fact that your following 411.4
 
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