jbcollier Posted January 27 Posted January 27 In Citroens, the wires were all white with numbers stencilled on at either end. 20 years on, it wasn't much fun. I like the British colour coded wires. I can tell what's what at a glance. YMMV
Marek Posted January 27 Posted January 27 All-white harnesses have become common in professional motorsports. They are often labeled with colored bands according to the EIA color code. When built to a high and consistent standard, they are easy to work with. I have also seen harnesses use white and grey only; where one denoted the low current/higher gauge leads and the other the higher current/lower gauge leads.
jbcollier Posted January 27 Posted January 27 White with labels is aviation/military practice and it is to do with fire safety. The coating on normal wire produces toxic gases in a fire. The special white stuff, while not made of mother's milk, is considerably less lethal. All of which is moot in a Seven. Do what you like. It will certainly look "cool' if you go with Mil-spec but, again, I find it much easier to troubleshoot with the coloured coded wires.
JohnCh Posted January 27 Posted January 27 @CBuff great tip on the Epson. Mine arrived over the weekend and worked well in testing. I wish I had this when wiring the Caterham. 1
speedwagon Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Think it was back in the 50s that we used a lot of semi-clear zipper tube. Haven't seen it in a long time, but it and color coded wire made modifications and trouble-shooting easier, and provided good chaff protection. lacing is more permanent but does give a lot of rigidity to the loom. (but is difficult with 83 year old fingers). so now it is-- bundle with black tape and either spiral wrap or split loom. or both.
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