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Unfortunately, I have no pictures of the ring assembly but HERE’S ONE showing my test setup. For this I had stripped the ends of the radials and twisted them together and soldered them with a torch. I changed to the ring because this twisted thing was big and ugly. I used 12 radials, each 10 feet long.
I also wish I had used black wire instead of white because the final installation is partly in a mulch bed and the raccoons pull up the wires when they root for worms and the white color is very visible. ARRRRGGGGHHHH!
As far as holding up, I used the liquid tape when I replaced the piercing splice connectors on outdoor walkway lighting (was unreliable) with soldered connections. These have been underground for four years now with no problems. I recently did a visual on one splice and there is no corrosion.
The suggestion of using electric fence wiring is worth considering for cost savings but I have no experience with this. I am a bit leery though since the solder will change the electrochemistry and I know the solder will deteriorate over time but it may work just fine.
Neil
