Stranded to solid to stranded?
#1
03-25-14, 08:26 AM
Stranded to solid to stranded?
Is it okay, or advisable, to splice stranded wire to solid and then splice the other end of the solid to another length of stranded? I'd like to run the power supply cable of a sound bar placed atop a mantle, maybe not even a foot, behind the wall in order to hide it from view and without installing an outlet at the edge of the mantle (the sound bar would not completely hide the outlet if I did that). I thought maybe I could run a small length of stranded behind the wall and splice each end with the stranded power supply cable.
#3
03-25-14, 10:41 AM
Thanks and sorry, just re-read my OP and have contradictory info. I meant to say instead, "thought maybe I could run a small length of solid behind the wall and splice each end with the stranded power supply cable."
This is line voltage.
This is line voltage.
#4
03-25-14, 11:20 AM
I could run a small length of solid behind the wall and splice each end with the stranded power supply cable
#6
03-26-14, 08:43 PM
I think I ought to get a little more specific with my project after looking it over again today.
What I have is an AC adapter taking 120V down to 24V. I can take the 120V run of the AC adapter, plug that into the wall, and hide the transformer out of view. This leaves me with the 24V run from the transformer which is the run that I would like to hide. Is this considered low-voltage and if so, does that mean I can make a splice outside of a junction box?
What I have is an AC adapter taking 120V down to 24V. I can take the 120V run of the AC adapter, plug that into the wall, and hide the transformer out of view. This leaves me with the 24V run from the transformer which is the run that I would like to hide. Is this considered low-voltage and if so, does that mean I can make a splice outside of a junction box?
#7
03-26-14, 09:51 PM
Is this considered low-voltage and if so, does that mean I can make a splice outside of a junction box?
#8
03-27-14, 06:55 AM
Depending on the length of the run, thermostat wire may be too thin to handle the load (in amperes) drawn by the sound bar.
Wire buried in the wall has to be rated for that usage, for flammability rating.
Wire buried in the wall has to be rated for that usage, for flammability rating.
#9
03-27-14, 07:54 AM
Thank you both for the help. At the bare minimum I could get by with a splice run of 6-8 inches...I need to pass the gap between where the sound bar sits on top of the mantle and the bottom of the TV that is mounted above it.
Would that be a small of enough run to use thermostat wire? I don't have it sitting in front of me currently to see if the amp draw is listed.
Would that be a small of enough run to use thermostat wire? I don't have it sitting in front of me currently to see if the amp draw is listed.
