DESCRIZIONE
Techniques and systems to reduce contact of a cable (18) with a top drive (12). A cable guide may be mounted to one or more bails (36) supporting the top drive (12) and may operate to extend a distance (44) between a cable (18) passing along a length of the top drive (12). The cable guide may include both an upper guide assembly (32) and a lower guide assembly (34). Each of the upper guide assembly (32) and the lower guide assembly (34) may both be coupled to one or more bails (36) supporting the top drive (12) in a serial manner.