Cable & Harness Routing - Honda ATC200S Workshop Manual

GENERAL INFORMATION
CABLE
&
HARNESS ROUTING
Note the foll owing when routin g cables and
wire harnesses:
• A loose wire, hirness or gble gn
hi •
w lety hizard. After cl,m ping. cheek
elCh wi re to be sure it is secure.
• Do not squeeze wires 'gainst the weld or
end of its clamp when a weld·on clamp is
used,
• Secu.e wi res ,nd wire harnesses to the
iI.me
wi,h their respectin
wire
ba nds at
t he de$lgnated 10000tions. TI!1'ten the bands
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that only t he insu 'ated w rfa.::es cantlCt
the wi res Or wire harnesses.
• Rou te harnesses
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t hey are nOt pulled taut
o r have excessive slack.
• Protect wires and harnesses with electrica l
tape or tubes if they are contact, shirp
edge o r COfner. Clean the InlChing surllCe
thoroughly btlfore applying tape.
• Do not use a wir e or harnen with a broken
ir" ulator. Repair by ......
~rtQ
ttlotm wit h
protective tape or replace them.
• Route wi re harnelles to avoid sharp edges
or cornen.
• Also
~yo id
the projected ends of bolts and
M;rews.
• Keep wire har nenes away Irom the exhaust
pipes and o t her parts thlt get hot.
• Be
sure grommets ' " " attd in the ir
grooves properly .
• Aiu.
clamping, theck Nth
har ness
t o be
certain that it is not in lerferring with any
moving or sliding parIS.
• Wire hirnesw rou led .Iong the hand lebars
shoul d nOt
be
pulled t lUt, have excessive
SliCk,
hi
pinched, o r interfere with I d-
iKent
OJ
~un oundi n g
pans
in
all
steerin!!
positio ns.
• Aher rou t ing. Chec k thlt the wi.e harnes·
ses are no t twist ed or kin ked.
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