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Differentiate Box Types

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Master Electrician Dad Quizzes Apprentice Son on Commercial Materials, this correct? #hendythesparky

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The electrician further elaborates on the distinction between the '232 RACO Box' and a traditional '1900 box'. He explains that a '1900 box' is stamped out of a single sheet of metal and is typically shallower, about 'an inch and a half inch deep'. In contrast, the '232 RACO Box' is deeper at 'two and an eighth inch deep'.

Goal: Understand the structural and dimensional differences between electrical box types.

Tools and materials

  • 1900 Box — Used as an example of a shallower electrical box
  • 232 RACO Box RACO — Used as an example of a deeper electrical box

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deep. This is like a 2 and 1/8 in deep. >> Oh, 232 Reiko. I remember that. So, a 1900 box. This is a 1900 box. A 1900 box is stamped out of a single sheet. This is a 232 Reiko. This is a 1900 box. This is about an inch and a half inch deep. Oh wow. The 1900 box, I feel like you can barely get any wires in that. How many wires maximum can go in that? Well, it'll tell you the cubic inch. You can always add an extension ring. It doesn't

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