A–3 INTRODUCTION–GENERAL INFORMATION Example: L–Y L – Y (Blue) (Yellow) The first letter indicates the basic wire color and the second letter indicates the color of the stripe. Tab width 1.3 mm Rubber Plug Rubber Ring Housing Lance Type Terminal Lance Type Terminal and housing Terminal connects wires and housing insulates connecting parts. There are the male terminal and the female terminal. The types of terminals are decided by tab width of male terminal. And the terminal with the rubber plug or the rubber ring is used in the part, such as the engine compartment, which become wet. For the circuit with slight current at EFI system or ABS system, the gold–plated terminal is introduced for ensuring reliabilities. As the number of the circuit is increasing recently, there are new types of parts introduced. For example, there is the hybrid type housing, which is a combination of terminals with different tab width, such as the power source terminal or the signal terminal. Also, new type of connector such as the double lock housing, which is designed with the retainer in addition to the lance to prevent terminal from slipping off, is available. The new type of connectors are produced to realize higher product reliabilities and utilized widely recently. The major characteristics of these new connectors are shown in the table 1. There are two types of lances: housing lance, which is inside the housing and terminal lance, which is inside the terminal. Wire Harness Repair Manual (RM1022E) 4