Ideas
Ideas
This thread is awesome. Let me preface again whats going on and the goal.
I had 2 - 4 gang boxes (upstairs and downstairs). Someone basically just chopped all the Single poles, 3 and 4 ways, and rec out without any marking. I just needed the chopped out box made into a basic receptacle and make the other 4 gang box operate all the lights. On top of all this it was wire "Very" unconventional". What I mean in 1 of the 14/2 Romex one of the whites was an open neutral but the black was used to feedback to the other 4 gang box to power all the switches. Anyhow, my science experiment is to use multiple meters and my brain to hook this all together again and make it work "Without" cheating and taking the other 4 gang box apart (if possible) and ring everything out and just fix it. I'm not sure yet if this is possible or not due to the light fixures and odd configurations. Also, the lights that I need to make work again are 2 sets of motion sensors floods outdoor, porch rope lights plugged into a switched outdoor outlet and 8 indoor led can lights. One thing of note is I'm not sure how to determine the resistance of led drivers yet (if there is a way like a bulb) and also bypassing the motion without putting tape in it to get a resistance? I'm guessing this is futile ? Anymore troubleshooting tips are appreciated. I"m going back Sunday with my note pad and I'm going to do experiments with each wire (there are 10) and do resistance, high impedance meter, wiggle and record results. If I get too flustered I'm just going to cheat and take 4 gang apart and make it work and get paid.