outside lights that are supplied with flex already

[allybally]

Why do manufacturers supply there ground lights with flex, with no way of connecting an armoured gland to the bottom, I'm on about the garden uplights on a spike, and following is running flexible plastic conduit a fair way of protecting the (will get burried) cables also with an RCD

Many thanks for reading
Ally

 

[telectrix]

SWA into a IP66 ad box and connect to flex.

 

[allybally]

SWA into a IP66 ad box and connect to flex.

This is what I do, just can't see the sense of supplying the fittings with 2m of flex, like they are intending you run them on the deck as is

 

[davesparks]

Spike lights are designed so that you can move them around and spike them in wherever you want them. Wouldn't be so easy if you did attached SWA to them.

With them having a length of flex they can be moved easily for gardening or mowing the lawn to happen.

It is not unusual to install 2 or 5 amp sockets for them so they can be easily moved.