Last night, after a successful day of re-jigging existing electrical systems to run by remote control, I went to turn the lights on but they wouldn't work. After checking wiring this morning I found that the power supply unit wasn't working. Its a sealed unit, all the components are sealed in resin and its a chunky "brick". As you can see there is an ominous crack on the side of the case so its either let water in or some connection inside has moved and is no longer connected.
Its rated at 12v 30va so I had a look around my spares box for a replacement unit. The only one that I found was a Netgear one rated at 15v but needs must! It won't fit in the box very easily but at least it doesn't involve any more money!
And then I remembered an old set of lights we had bought for our garden seat and stopped using. Luckily it uses exactly the same connector and is 12v 30va so is perfect. Unlike the pond light unit, it isn't a resin filled unit so I will need to enclose it somehow, probably just by keeping it in the distribution box.
Great, now I can devote some day to coding - pass the coffee and turn the Chemical Brothers up loud!
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