Electrical Wiring Residential
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ISBN: 9781285170954
Author: Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 10R
What are the colors of the conductors in nonmetallic-sheathed cable for
- a. 2-wire cable? _______________, _______________
- b. 3-wire cable? _______________, _______________, _______________
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