you could also use loop or "Ring" (not in the over seas sense) circuit
Roger,
Rings work well when wiring around a space like a room, but if the lights are all in a line you will only be doubling your wire cost.
(Just had to rise to that one!
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DiverDan, how could you calculate voltage drops without resorting to Ohms Law at some stage? Is the Sequential Voltage Drop method not based on Ohms Law?