Broken wire identification?
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Broken wire identification?
Hi Folks,
**2015 SGS***
I was doing a little work today and noticed a Red and Blue wire that comes up in front of the battery has shrink tubing on end but I cannot tell if its broken or capped? This wires comes up with the two other pictured (purple and black) wires of similar gauge and shrink tubing.
Can anyone lend a hand and let me know what their bike has with regard to this wire?
Thank you,
RHD
**2015 SGS***
I was doing a little work today and noticed a Red and Blue wire that comes up in front of the battery has shrink tubing on end but I cannot tell if its broken or capped? This wires comes up with the two other pictured (purple and black) wires of similar gauge and shrink tubing.
Can anyone lend a hand and let me know what their bike has with regard to this wire?
Thank you,
RHD
Pretty sure, he is inquiring because of the possibility that the previous owner may have attempted a splice or altered it. The HD Service Manual will have all diagrams color coded.
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I don;t have manual for your year bike.
Red w/ blue stripe has been used by H-D for Brake light switch circuit which includes the relay and the ECM
H-D is pretty good about retaining wiring colour codes over decades
The wiring adjacent in the pic is NOT H-D factory wiring.
keep an eye on those, soldered wire joints on a vehicle will break over time- and the shrink tubing makes it look intact....
Mike
Red w/ blue stripe has been used by H-D for Brake light switch circuit which includes the relay and the ECM
H-D is pretty good about retaining wiring colour codes over decades
The wiring adjacent in the pic is NOT H-D factory wiring.
keep an eye on those, soldered wire joints on a vehicle will break over time- and the shrink tubing makes it look intact....
Mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Dec 3, 2016 at 12:48 AM.
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I have a lifetime of Industrial electrical and controls experience its what I do. I can dig through a schematic. I troubleshoot and fix a lot of machinery. It is an obvious question and not meant to offend. It takes time and effort to dig through schematics or possibly go out and look at my bike to try to help you out. Why not have all info or questions that come into my head?
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