Can a 4-wire telephone cable be run up behind drywall of exterior wall?

[Robert Gift]

Thrift store purchased small cuckoo clock with dancers.
Want to power three grain-of-wheat bulbs I.nstalled on the clock. (Undervoltaged so they last for years.)
One bulb beneath the forward down-sloped roof illuminating the dancers; one under the dancers "porch" illuminating the clock face; one behind a horizontal wood beam illuminating the pendulum.

The only place for the clock is on an exterior wall which should be full of insulation.

Another idea is to bring the wire down through the top plate. But would the cathedral ceiling allow that?

Suggestions?

Thank you.

 

[Breplum]

Alarm installers have tons of tricks for running low voltage wires, along with tricky tools.
from what I know and own:
1."bell wire" run drill bit that is flexible and about 4' long plus the tool that we use to keep it centered on the plate to prevent it from going out the sheetrock at the plate.
2. flexible fiberglass wire running sections that screw together for fishing wire over distance

 

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[WorthFlorida]

There are very little restrictions on low voltage wiring in side a residential property, however, I would not use telephone wire because it's 24 gauge. Use bell wire, either 18 or 20 gauge because of voltage drop. Wheat bulbs take very little current but you did not mention the voltage you'll be using.

 

[Robert Gift]

There are very little restrictions on low voltage wiring in side a residential property, however, I would not use telephone wire because it's 24 gauge. Use bell wire, either 18 or 20 gauge because of voltage drop. Wheat bulbs take very little current but you did not mention the voltage you'll be using.

Shall try an 8-volt Princess® telephone transformer and see if that is enough. Or 12 volts. Want to create a nice warm light but not too bright.

But looking at the ceiling, this may be impossible to accomplish.

I may have to use a circuit from an LED candle. When turned on, it stays on for 6 hours and turns off for 18 hours.
Hope the little circuit can handle 2 additional LEDs.
Luckily, a hospital to which I deliver blood has plentiful AA batteries which are used once in some kind of instrument and replaced withew batteries.

 

[WorthFlorida]

I would do the battery route. You can buy battery cases with timer. I've bought several my self adding a timer for decorations without timer. They're AA three or two cell size. Amazon has all sorts of battery holders with timers.

https://us.amazon.com/Jex-Electronics-Waterproof-Battery-Holder/dp/B0CXK9FXTP

 

[Fitter30]

You tube has videos how to run wiring in walls

 

[Robert Gift]

I would do the battery route. You can buy battery cases with timer. I've bought several my self adding a timer for decorations without timer. They're AAA three or two cell size. Amazon has all sorts of battery holders with timers.

Thank you. First I shall try the candle from Goodwill. I try to support their and other thrift stores' Missions.
(Best wishes withesophogeal problem. Sending healing thoughts to you.)

 

[WorthFlorida]

Search on Amazon. Assortment of LEDs. There are warm white LEDs, color up 2700-3000. An assortment of 1/4 watt resistor. LEDs may need a 1k ohm as ballast. Try different resistors for your preferred illumination. LEDs come in 3v or 5v but usually a resistor is needed. The candle from Goodwill may still need a resistor.
I buy about 800 AA batteries a year. We have probably about 100 lighted decorations for three season. Christmas, spring/summer and fall. Some break or come without a timer or LEDs, so I have an assortment of what I mentioned above. Stuff I love to do.

 

[Robert Gift]

Like your street light!
Ours from Goodwilhas no wreath.

Years ago I.nstalled a reaNew Orleanstyle natural gas lamp on the livingroom wall.
(On the second floor ceiling almost directly above the illegalamp is a combustible gas alarm.
In the hall outlet above is a CO alarm.)

We do not waste gas and burn it unless here to enjoy it.

 

[John Gayewski]

There are various ways to hide wire that runs along baseboard. You could even take the baseboard off and router out a Groove in the back of it. You could also buy base shoe and cut the back corner off.

 

[Robert Gift]

There are various ways to hide wire that runs along baseboard. You could even take the baseboard off and router out a Groove in the back of it. You could also buy base shoe and cut the back corner off.

Thank you.
The problem is getting the small wire up behind the drywall to the clock 7-1/2 feet above the floor.

Just sent an email to the building department asking if fire stops are placed on 2nd floor 2x6 exterior walls containing insulation.
If so, the wire could be brought down through the top plate, but there is a cathedral ceiling above the clock.