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Default preventing short circuits in junction box

Screw them down tight in their proper position. They won't touch.

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"John" wrote in message
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Many receptacles or switches have side screws that slightly protrude
outwards, especially after a wire has been screwed on. If you put two such
devices in a junction box, one device's hot could potentially touches the
adjacent one's neutral, touches a bare ground wire, or touches the metal
junction box.

What is the proper way to prevent this from happening?


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