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Cable/harness testing addresses safety, maintenance, and manufacturing quality issues across many industries. For the cable manufacturer, the most basic of these is ensuring that the correct cable has been built. Modern computer-based testers store a unique test routine for each type of cable manufactured, and some systems also display a detailed circuit diagram or graphical representation of the physical cable.

The actual tests applied to a wiring harness address the many-faceted question, "What can go wrong?" All the possible problems are physical in nature and resul