| Type of Cables. 2=2-wire 3=3-wire: |
1-Gang Outlet Box |
1-Gang Switch Box |
2-Gang Switch Box |
3-Gang Switch Box |
Light Box |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | p L* |
h | none | none | L |
| 3 | f d* |
n | m | none | m |
| 2+2 | p+p p+h* |
p+L p+x* L+x* x+x* |
h+h h+x* |
h+"L/L" | L+L p+h |
| 2+3 | p+f p+d* |
p+t L+t p+f h+n |
p+m L+f x+n* |
h+m x+m* |
p+f p+m L+m* |
| 3+3 | f+f d+d* |
t+t n+n |
f+t n+n |
f+m n+m |
f+f t+n |
| 2+2+2 | p+p+p p+p+h* |
L+p+p p+L+L p+p+x* L+L+x* |
L+p+L p+L+h* L+p+x* x+p+x* |
h+h+h h+h+x* h+x+x* |
L+L+L p+h+p p+h+L |
| 2+2+3 | p+p+f d+p+p |
p+p+t p+p+f p+L+n L+L+t |
L+p+t L+p+f p+p+m h+p+f h+p+t p+L+n h+h+n* x+p+t* f+p+x* x+p+n* x+L+n* x+h+n* |
L+L+f L+p+m h+h+n h+p+m h+L+f p+x+m* h+x+n* x+L+m* x+x+m* h+x+x* x+x+n* |
p+p+f p+L+f L+p+m p+p+m |
| 2+3+3 | p+f+f h+f+f p+d+f* p+d+d* |
L+t+n p+t+n h+n+n p+f+n p+d+f* |
t+p+t t+p+n t+L+n f+p+t h+t+t h+n+n |
L+f+t h+n+n f+p+m f+t+x f+t+h n+p+m L+f+n |
p+n+n L+t+n |
| 3+3+3 | f+d+d d+d+d |
d+d+f | f+t+n | n+n+n -not shown f+t+t f+t+n f+f+n |
f+f+f f+n+n |
| 2+2+2+2 | p+p+p+p p+p+p+h* |
p+p+p+L p+p+L+L L+L+L+p* p+p+p+x* |
p+L+p+L p+L+L+L p+L+p+h* p+L+p+x* p+L+x+L* p+L+L+h* x+p+x+x* x+x+x+x* x+L+x+L* |
L+p+L+L L+p+L+h L+p+h+h L+p+L+x* L+p+x+x* x+p+x+x* x+p+x+h* L+p+x+h* h+h+x+p* h+h+x+x* |
L+L+L+L p+p+h+L p+h+L+L p+p+p+h |
| 2+2+2+3 | p+p+p+f p+p+h+f d+p+p+p |
p+p+p+f p+p+p+t L+L+L+t* p+p+L+n p+L+L+n* |
p+L+p+f p+L+p+t p+p+p+m p+p+L+n* p+L+L+n* h+p+p+t* h+p+p+f* p+L+h+n* h+L+L+t* x+p+p+n* x+L+L+n* x+p+p+f* x+p+p+t* x+p+h+n* x+p+L+n* x+x+p+f* x+x+p+t* |
f+p+L+L L+p+L+t p+L+p+m L+p+L+n* h+p+L+t* f+p+L+h* h+p+p+m* f+p+h+h* h+h+t+p* h+p+L+n* h+h+n+h* x+p+t+h* f+p+x+h* x+p+n+h* x+h+n+h* x+p+L+n* f+p+L+x* n+p+x+x* f+p+x+x* x+p+t+x* m+p+p+x* m+p+x+x* |
p+p+L+f p+p+p+f p+p+p+m p+L+L+f p+p+L+m* p+p+h+f* |
| 2+2+3+3 | p+p+f+f p+p+f+d p+h+f+f p+h+f+d |
p+p+f+f p+p+f+d p+p+t+n L+L+t+n p+L+n+n |
p+p+f+t p+p+t+t p+p+f+f p+p+t+n* p+p+f+n* p+L+f+d* p+t+f+d* p+L+t+t* p+L+n+n* p+L+t+n* p+p+t+t* p+p+t+n* p+p+f+n* h+L+t+n* h+p+t+n* h+h+n+n* h+p+f+n* h+p+d+f* x+x+t+t* x+x+n+n* p+x+f+d* p+x+t+t* p+x+n+n* p+x+t+n* p+L+L+d* |
p+L+f+t p+L+t+t p+L+t+n* p+L+f+n* L+L+f+t* L+L+f+n* p+L+n+n* p+p+t+m* p+p+n+m* p+p+f+m* p+L+t+m* h+p+t+t* h+p+t+n* h+L+t+n* h+p+t+f* h+h+t+t* h+h+n+n* h+p+f+t* h+p+f+n* p+x+f+t* p+x+t+t* p+x+t+n* h+x+n+n* h+x+t+t* p+x+n+n* L+x+n+n* |
p+L+n+n p+p+n+n p+p+f+d* p+L+f+d* p+p+f+f* L+L+f+f* p+L+f+f* p+h+f+f* p+h+f+d* |
| 2+3+3+3 | box too small |
box too small |
p+f+t+n p+f+t+t p+d+f+n* p+d+f+t* p+d+f+f* h+n+t+t* p+t+n+n* L+t+n+n* h+n+t+t* h+n+n+n* |
p+f+f+f p+t+t+t p+f+t+t p+f+f+t p+f+f+n p+t+t+n p+f+t+n p+t+n+n L+t+n+n h+t+t+n h+n+n+n h+f+t+n L+t+f+f x+f+t+t x+f+t+n x+f+n+n p+m+t+t p+m+n+n p+m+t+n p+d+f+m L+f+f+d x+f+f+d h+f+f+d |
box too small |
| 3+3+3+3 | box too small |
box too small |
t+t+t+t t+t+n+n n+n+n+n |
f+f+t+t f+f+n+n f+f+t+n d+f+t+t d+f+f+f d+m+t+t d+m+n+n d+m+t+n |
box too small |
| Notes: | Bold "+" means may run 4-way switch. "*" means rare compared to others in cell. |
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