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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 the 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 is just a method of drafting the schematic. An example would be as below where the represent connectors and the * represents the dots, and they ---- are wired 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. Appreciate any comments
When you don't know the answer to "Why did Porsche do it this way." The answer is always money (usually savings.)
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 the 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 is just a method of drafting the schematic. An example would be as below where the represent connectors and the * represents the dots, and they ---- are wired 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. Appreciate any comments
Can you post a screenshot from the wiring diagram with an example of what you are referring to? I am not understanding the dashes and asterisks...
I think I know what he means... I do a lot of work on Audis and their wiring diagrams are full of this kind of connection.
I have attached a page from an A6. The A17 connection (upper left corner area) is a connection within the wiring harness for the instrument cluster. It's just how they do it.
I have not run into that much on Porsches, at least so far...
I don't think that the author ever actually published the whole book but what he put together is still really helpful. Also, he's active on the forum so the expertise is available.
08-02-2022, 11:37 PM
Wiring diagram question
