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[email protected] · 13-11-2007, 06:03 AM posted to rec.gardens,misc.rural

On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:46:33 -0800, wrote:

On Oct 22, 6:50 am, Ann wrote:
Dairy farmers in particular don't have the luxury of starting work after
it's light or wrapping things up at dusk. And after a 12+ hour work day
(every day), star gazing is usually not high on their list of priorities.
Instead, for safety, security, and convenience, they have a REC-supplied
dusk-dawn light installed on the transformer pole(s). (Contrary to popular
myth, there are criminals in rural areas too.)

I just got done installing some outside lights around the property.
Security. We're having an ongoing battle with packs of wild dogs and
you
can't shoot what you can't see. Most of them are motion detectors but
a few of them are on dusk to dawn. Lights are much better then
getting
your arm chewed off by a wild dog that you couldn't see.

We also have some solar lights around the front and along the drive.
They don't put out massive amounts of light but you can at least see
the drive.

Randy

This thread seems to have gone thru the wringer and back. However,
whoever the OP is, why not just get some of those low voltage devices.
They are made for yard use along sidewalks, in gardens, and other yard
areas. The whole thing runs off a plug in transformer. Then some
thin wires go to the lights that should not require a a permit or an
electrician, since everything is wired to the transformer which is a
plug in device. There are all kinds of varieties from LED to
hi-intensity 12V bulbs, and probably more. There are even some solar
ones.