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FIGURE A: Here are 120V (left) and 240 volt (right), 20-amp receptacles.
A single cable provides 120-volt and 240V service.
Every article I’ve seen describing the wiring of a shop for both 120 volts and 240V uses separate cables for each voltage, which is a significant waste of time, effort and cable.
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