What is this wire under hood for? Blue tape wire

[chops450]

Just got this... Wiring my winch in and I see this wire. Anyone know what it's for? It was taped together with blue tape... It's key hot but not 12v I'm only getting 9 and change from it....

 

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[Hp1]

Just got this... Wiring my winch in and I see this wire. Anyone know what it's for? It was taped together with blue tape... It's key hot but not 12v I'm only getting 9 and change from it....View attachment 182186

I believe that is the honda (official) ground connection.
That is where i have my winch and true isolater connected to.

 

[chops450]

No it's not a ground, it's key hot...

 

[Russ989]

No it's not a ground, it's key hot...

It’s your factory sourced ground.

P1000 - Extra ground wire

Does anyone know what this extra ground wire is for? It comes from the main wire harness. Appears to be a ground but it’s not hooked up. Anyone else have this? It’s on a 2017 1000-5 LE

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[fishinnut1986]

No it's not a ground, it's key hot...

It shouldn’t be, it is a factory ground connection.

 

[Hp1]

No it's not a ground, it's key hot...

Hmm. It was over a year ago for my install. So apologies.
This forum is where i found the answers to that same question. Great people here.
Let me look closer, will reply back if i hsve helpful info.

 

[chops450]

Sorry and call me stupid but why does a ground have power?

 

[chops450]

My machine is a 2018 if that helps... Thanks in advance.

 

[fishinnut1986]

Sorry and call me stupid but why does a ground have power?

Tell me exactly how you are checking it, are you using a multimeter?

 

[Russ989]

Sorry and call me stupid but why does a ground have power?

Because on an Atv/Utv the ground completes the circuit. It’s DC not AC, if you had current on an AC ground it would be a problem. If you start your pioneer and check it, I would bet the reading would jump to 12.4+

 

[fishinnut1986]

Because on an Atv/Utv the ground completes the circuit. It’s DC not AC, if you had current on an AC ground it would be a problem. If you start your pioneer and check it, I would bet the reading would jump to 12.4+

Wouldn’t a check from ground to ground still read 0? As in from battery ground to the wire in question?

 

[Russ989]

Wouldn’t a check from ground to ground still read 0? As in from battery ground to the wire in question?

I would think it should, I’m not sure how he’s getting that reading though.

 

[fishinnut1986]

I would think it should, I’m not sure how he’s getting that reading though.

10/4, I would think it would confirm ground.
<———not an electrician, lol

 

[Russ989]

10/4, I would think it would confirm ground.
<———not an electrician, lol

Me neither and I hope I’m not completely wrong. The way I understand it is it’s just a big loop.

 

[fishinnut1986]

Me neither and I hope I’m not completely wrong. The way I understand it is it’s just a big loop.

It should only be hot if his other lead is to something hot, that actually would prove the ground to be good. I think we are saying the same thing just in reverse.

 

[Russ989]

It should only be hot if his other lead is to something hot, that actually would prove the ground to be good. I think we are saying the same thing just in reverse.

Indeed we are lol.

 

[Hondasxs]

No it's not a ground, it's key hot...

Hummm... I will have to check mine to see what it reads.

Anyways, this is a ground. Its connected to the engine ground (or frame ground).
It may light up a test light because... hell I dont really know why. lol.
But many grounds will on this machine will do the same thing.

 

[Haldog77]

No it's not a ground, it's key hot...

It is a factory ground on the 2017 and newer 1000's. Mine is an LE and it looked identical to that, right down to the blue tape. It is attached to my 2nd battery and isolater now.

 

[Russ989]

It is a factory ground on the 2017 and newer 1000's. Mine is an LE and it looked identical to that, right down to the blue tape. It is attached to my 2nd battery and isolater now.

I connected mine to my fuse block but I’ve been thinking about going directly to the winch.

 

[Russ989]

I went out and checked mine and it read zero, what say you @Hondasxs?