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# Distribution Equipment

## Pigtail Adaptors

![[burndy-AYP300_pigtail-adaptor.png|201x201]]

Pigtail adaptors are used where feeder wires exceed the range of terminal lugs.

> [!info]
> "Pigtail adaptor" is the most common name and spelling for the device,
> however it's something of a misnomer,
> having nothing to do with pigtails (a short length of wire),
> the name likely stemming from the device being used _in lieu_ of a pigtail.

## Company Switch

> [!info] Also Known As
> * Theatrical Switchboard
> * Stage Switchboard

![[company-switch.png|500x625]]

Company switches are lighting control equipment
unique to performance venues
like those subject to [[nfpa-70_520_theaters]]

> [!cite] NEC Article 520.2
> ![[nfpa-70_520_theaters#Stage Switchboard.]]