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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The left side wiring loom from the switch that operates the Indicators, horn & headlamp beam has been messed with - it has the wrong sized male connectors so I am changing them to match my new loom. I suspect that the only female connector might be fitted  incorrecly but am not sure.

The loom wires are  the following colours,
Dark Blue (male)
Black/yellow trace (male)
Orange (male)
Grey (male)
White (male)
Light Blue (male
Light Green (female)

Can anyone please confirm if the one female connector on the light green wire is correct - the colour is somewhat faded.?

Nurse Julie:
By what i can remember Ted, the light green is a female (it's the horn wire). I'll see if I can find a pic somewhere on my PC

Oddjob:
If the wire carries power it has a female connector on so that it gets a plastic sheath which prevents accidental grounding, if it's a return from the equipment it has a male. IIRC the light green wire connects to a black wire in the switch when the horn is pressed and black is power so the wire will be live so it will have a female connector. That will of course connect to a male from the horn and they'll be another wire going to ground from the horn. (dark green) or may be black with a green ring on it.

Bryanj:
I think the early switch grounds the hornto the bars, you can tell which you have by looking at the horn.
If the thorn has a loop wire to ground the switch provides power, if it has a live wire with ignition o the switch grounds.

smoothoperator:
Not sure if this helps Ted but here is an early photo showing the wires from the loom to the horn. Light green goes to one of the horn connectors and the other wire from the horn goes to a loop connector that sits on the front coil long bolt next to the frame. They are the wires I am holding.

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