Solar outdoor chandelier stopped working.

**trooper1954** · 09-21-2022, 06:03 PM

Thanks so much oregon-phil....without your patience I would have had no perseverence...really appreciate the troubleshooting tips, and I'm glad I didn't just take it to the dump weeks ago!
Yes, it's just about 2 years old.

**trooper1954** · 09-21-2022, 06:38 PM

I do have another question.....to back up, the light was originally moved to put up some white t and g boards underneath a deck. The boards are white, so I'm thinking of replacing the power cord with white so it doesn't clash with the boards. Would 20AWG wire good for 300v be okay to use? The current wire is black and 24AWG.

**oregon_phil** · 09-21-2022, 07:27 PM

Is the wire exposed to direct sunlight? How much in the weather is the wire?

My guess is the 20 awg white wire would be OK, but do some research on how you are going to make the wire connections for outdoor location. If you can make the connections in a place that isn't visible, then you can use some waterproof wire nuts.

**trooper1954** · 09-21-2022, 08:30 PM

Wire would be completely covered by the deck and so little weather and no sunlight. I was going to solder the connections,but maybe waterproof wire nuts would be better?

**oregon_phil** · 09-21-2022, 09:26 PM

My preference is to use waterproof wire nuts unless the connection can be made inside of a weatherproof junction box. You have to assume moisture is going to get to your soldered connection. The waterproof wire nuts have a gel inside of them to keep the moisture out. That being said, I have done both soldered and waterproof wire nuts successfully for low voltage.

Solar outdoor chandelier stopped working.

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