Post #3569176
2026-07-04 00:04 UTC
I just spent 3 hours deciphering a junction box with 4 NM (Romex) cables and a light fixture, AMA. Turns out:
1) There’s a second light fixture paralleled across this one.
2) There’s a switch leg on the neutral, which makes my eye twitch a little.
3) The remaining NM is feeding at least one box elsewhere.
That doesn’t seem that bad, but a) the switch leg means white != white, and b) wire nuts max out at 3 conductors so the fixture also acts as a terminal block.
Replies (2)
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@flyingsaceur@ioc.exchange 2026-07-04 00:50
@curtosis@lingo.lol PADME: At least theees no three way switch, right?
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@zarchasmpgmr@infosec.exchange 2026-07-04 23:24
@curtosis@lingo.lol ok I’m now leering at your box from across the country