Cable Harness

What is Cable Harness

A cable and wire harness also referred to as a wire harness, wiring assembly, cable assembly or wiring loom, is an assembly of electrical cables or wires which transmit signals or electrical power. The cables are bonded together with a durable material such as vinyl, rubber, electrical tape, conduit, a weave of extruded string, or a combination thereof. Commonly used in automobiles, car, and construction machinery, cable harnesses has several advantages over loose wires and cables.

Application and environment are the two major factors that determine the types of the wire harness. Based on these two factors, there are 3 types of harness cable assembly.

Open Bundle:

The cable and harness assembly is attached to the connectors and lugs and are coupled in bundles with various breakouts using plastic tie wraps or waxed lacing twine.

Closed Bundle:

Wires are bundled with a covering, such as pulled-on braided tubing, braided-on Nomex or nylon, or in some cases, metal braid.

Waterproof Harnesses:

The junctions between the legs and backshells of the connectors are molded with a material such as urethane or rubber compounds.

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