Hi, I'm writing a troubleshooting manual for an electric vehicle.
Its electrical system consists of many electrical components such as sensors and encoders, and all the components interconnect by the main harness.
Sometimes, I need to guide the audience to put a multimeter on connector pins.
Here is a challenge--See the sentence below, for instance:
"Measure the voltage between pins 1 and 4 on the connector of the encoder."
When I mention "connector," it's very unclear whether the connector refers to the harness connector that is to be connected to the encoder (male), or the encoder-side connector that is to be connected to the main harness (female).
For me, there are two options to avoid this ambiguity:
1) Use the terms "male" and "female." But I rather want to clarify which side the connector is of.
2) Use the term "harness-side" and "component-side." However, there are very few search results for such terms as "the component-side connector of the encoder" when I google them.
Thus neither is satisfactory. I think there is a more proper pair of terms that distinguish between harness-side and component-side connectors. Please tell me how can I distinguish them.
Its electrical system consists of many electrical components such as sensors and encoders, and all the components interconnect by the main harness.
Sometimes, I need to guide the audience to put a multimeter on connector pins.
Here is a challenge--See the sentence below, for instance:
"Measure the voltage between pins 1 and 4 on the connector of the encoder."
When I mention "connector," it's very unclear whether the connector refers to the harness connector that is to be connected to the encoder (male), or the encoder-side connector that is to be connected to the main harness (female).
For me, there are two options to avoid this ambiguity:
1) Use the terms "male" and "female." But I rather want to clarify which side the connector is of.
2) Use the term "harness-side" and "component-side." However, there are very few search results for such terms as "the component-side connector of the encoder" when I google them.
Thus neither is satisfactory. I think there is a more proper pair of terms that distinguish between harness-side and component-side connectors. Please tell me how can I distinguish them.