NOCO Orange & Blue Wire

[Go4Low]

On the On-board NOCO Genius PRO, there is a red and black wire that goes to the battery, but where the wires merge is a small tab where the black and red wire meets a smaller orange and a blue wire with what looks like a circuit board.

Pic:
Tab on left is dissected.

Tab on right is intact.

Anyone know the purpose of this section of wire?

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[Reinen]

Total guess but I'd suspect this is how the NOCO figures out that it has a complete connection to a battery and/or monitors the connection. Odd that it would be in the middle of the cable and not in the device itself, but there's likely a good reason for it.

 

[Go4Low]

Total guess but I'd suspect this is how the NOCO figures out that it has a complete connection to a battery and/or monitors the connection. Odd that it would be in the middle of the cable and not in the device itself, but there's likely a good reason for it.

I was told by a gentleman that it is the Ambient Temperature Sensor... I'll accept that.

The circuit was falling apart the more I probed...no way to really verify how the wires were connected inside.

For peace of mind I replaced the unit and made sure to splice further down where I could see the red and black wires.

 

[Reinen]

I was told by a gentleman that it is the Ambient Temperature Sensor... I'll accept that.

The circuit was falling apart the more I probed...no way to really verify how the wires were connected inside.

For peace of mind I replaced the unit and made sure to splice further down where I could see the red and black wires.

Ah, temperature sensor in the middle of the cable. That makes a lot of sense and good to know.
You may have saved me from being in the same boat.

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