I can't quite figure out what I'm looking at here.
My first thought was that there was just way too much sheath in the box, but then I realized that neither of those cables is actually terminated! Were they hot?
And, is that even a cable sneaking in at the lower left, or is it just a pair of wires? There's no sheath at all, and I don't see a grounding conductor (unless it's hidden in the shadow). They don't meet the 6" length requirement, that's for sure.
I know you said the black wire wasn't looped, but it sure looks like it was -- otherwise why the yellow wirenuts?
It's just frightening to think how much stuff like this is hidden away like a ticking time bomb.
(p.s. I just noticed that this was originally posted a year and a half ago... Ignore the questions.)
[This message has been edited by John Crighton (edited 07-11-2005).]
