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RB

Jan 1, 1970
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I'm not a professional electrical person but I am doing some wiring replacement
on a motorcycle project and have this question:
The OEM schematic shows all the wiring very completely with included depiction
of connectors whether they be AMP, Molex etc.
However what is confusing me is the use of "dots" in the schematic to denote
where 2 wires appear to be joined into the same circuit "appearing" to be done
inside the cable harness and separate from any connector.
Although I feel this is not the physical reality and just a method of drafting the
schematic. An example would be as below where the [] represent connectors
and the * represents the dots, and the ---- are wires in a harness.
[]----------------,
|
[]----------------*--------------[]
Is it possibly drawn this way when what is really happening is
[]-----------------,
|
,-----------------'
[] ------------------------------[]
'--------------------------------'
I just can't understand why there would be a wire splice inside the wiring harness.
Appeciate any comments
 
T

Tom Biasi

Jan 1, 1970
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"RB" wrote in message
I'm not a professional electrical person but I am doing some wiring
replacement
on a motorcycle project and have this question:
The OEM schematic shows all the wiring very completely with included
depiction
of connectors whether they be AMP, Molex etc.
However what is confusing me is the use of "dots" in the schematic to denote
where 2 wires appear to be joined into the same circuit "appearing" to be
done
inside the cable harness and separate from any connector.
Although I feel this is not the physical reality and just a method of
drafting the
schematic. An example would be as below where the [] represent connectors
and the * represents the dots, and the ---- are wires in a harness.
[]----------------,
|
[]----------------*--------------[]
Is it possibly drawn this way when what is really happening is
[]-----------------,
|
,-----------------'
[] ------------------------------[]
'--------------------------------'
I just can't understand why there would be a wire splice inside the wiring
harness.
Appeciate any comments

There should be a legend on the schematic telling you what that means.
Sometimes it's showing an alternate harness.

Tom
 
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Bill

Jan 1, 1970
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RB said:
I'm not a professional electrical person but I am doing some wiring
replacement
on a motorcycle project and have this question:
The OEM schematic shows all the wiring very completely with included
depiction
of connectors whether they be AMP, Molex etc.
However what is confusing me is the use of "dots" in the schematic
to denote
where 2 wires appear to be joined into the same circuit "appearing"
to be done
inside the cable harness and separate from any connector.
Although I feel this is not the physical reality and just a method
of drafting the
schematic. An example would be as below where the [] represent
connectors
and the * represents the dots, and the ---- are wires in a harness.
[]----------------,
|
[]----------------*--------------[]
Is it possibly drawn this way when what is really happening is
[]-----------------,
|
,-----------------'
[] ------------------------------[]
'--------------------------------'
I just can't understand why there would be a wire splice inside the
wiring harness.
Appeciate any comments

I've seen wire splices in a wiring harness for automobiles. So I
suppose they would so it for motorcycles as well.

If they "did it right" and brought all the wires to a junction box,
then added terminal connectors so you could easily disconnect wires
for troubleshooting, that would cost more money! (Something they want
to avoid.)
 
J

Jim Rojas

Jan 1, 1970
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RB said:
I'm not a professional electrical person but I am doing some wiring
replacement
on a motorcycle project and have this question:
The OEM schematic shows all the wiring very completely with included
depiction
of connectors whether they be AMP, Molex etc.
However what is confusing me is the use of "dots" in the schematic to
denote
where 2 wires appear to be joined into the same circuit "appearing" to
be done
inside the cable harness and separate from any connector.
Although I feel this is not the physical reality and just a method of
drafting the
schematic. An example would be as below where the [] represent connectors
and the * represents the dots, and the ---- are wires in a harness.
[]----------------,
|
[]----------------*--------------[]
Is it possibly drawn this way when what is really happening is
[]-----------------,
|
,-----------------'
[] ------------------------------[]
'--------------------------------'
I just can't understand why there would be a wire splice inside the
wiring harness.
Appeciate any comments

Why not just purchase a new set of OEM wire harness?

Jim Rojas
 
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