- Honda Car Owner's Manual

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JUNCTIONBOARD
TheJunctionBoardislocatedintheIPUcompartmentandisattacheddirectlytotheBatteryModule.
Mostsmallcomponents,andthemainconnectionsofthehighvoltagesystem,arelocatedonthejunction
board.
The JunctionBoard itselfis not serviceable. Ifa componentattached totheboard fails,theBattery
Moduleassemblymustbereplaced.
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When the ignition switch is turned on, the Bypass Contactor is closed first, followed by the High
VoltageContactor. Becausecurrentsupplied to the MDMinitiallyflowsthroughtheBypassResistor, a
smaller amount of current is applied. This reduces the start-up current spike when the system is first
poweredup.
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