What I think is helpful is having a way to think of the connections that doesn’t require you to keep things like “the far pole and the middle throw on the in-most side” in immediate brain access. Using this illustration, you could just call that one “black lightening” (sorry, see title of this post).

The “3p” in 3pdt is for the “3 poles” labeled super, black, and wonder. The “dt” is for “double throw”, and the throws come in sets of superheroes or songs, all or nothing.  So, you get super-man, black-lightning and wonder-woman as a set. Or, you can have super-freak, black-velvet, and wonder-wall.  Those two states – songs or superheroes – are the only two available.

The linked image is enormous to accommodate larger printing if you want (the ruler is at 300 dpi).   I got a few helpful comments and suggestions over at Experamentalists Anonymous, which is my favorite place to learn these things.