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2 pole 3 wire

single duplex

Explanation of 2 pole-3 wire


Older two-wire electrical circuits, such as the two circuits depicted at the
right of our sketch above may provide only the hot and neutral wires and no
ground wire.

If no ground wire or ground path is provided, it is improper and unsafe to


install a grounding (3-prong) electrical receptacle on that circu
parts

steel outlet box and armoured cable

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