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Buckshot
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 3:17 pm: | 
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when hooking up am amp is it best to run the ground to the battery or the frame ?have been told to keep the ground short as can be |
Dx431
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 11:48 pm: |
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Buckshot,
run the ground to the battery. Running it to the frame could cause a groundloup or RF feed back..which will make your radio squel and make alot of other funny noises which can cause real problems with the system.. |
307
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 10:03 am: |
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Ditto!!!!!
307 |
Shrek
| | Posted on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 10:32 pm: |
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what makes the difference?
the neg terminal of the battery is
grounded to the frame or the engine block
dosnt it work out to be the same as if you
groung to the chassis???????? |
Taz
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 8:27 am: |
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NO! trust me been there done that! RUN TO BATTERY GROUND! |
Tech833
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 9:51 am: |
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Power wise, the battery ground is certainly the best. RF wise, the chassis is better. The antenna counterpoise (ground plane) is the chassis (or body) of the vehicle, not the battery, right?
I highly suggest both grounds. Don't worry about 'RF loops'. No such thing unless you use a magnet mount antenna. |
Ironmask
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 8:52 pm: |
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Buckshot,
Something that has been over looked in this discussion is that the battery acts as a filter. Thus reducing unwanted electrical noises i.e. ignition, fuel pump, etc.
Yes, it is important that the body of the vehical be included in the ground circuit. This is done by attaching a good ground strap from Battery to frame, body and motor. Remember that many engines sit on rubber engine mounts. This insulator must be over come as well as the body mounts.
Iron Mask |
Taz
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 10:48 am: |
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I figured he was going to run just one. So I said most important one |
Bigbob
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2002 - 7:49 pm: |
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Don't know about short,but the longer the leads the fatter they gotta be.I know a guy that runs a little 1000 and he has single-ought power and ground with a filter cap half way inbetween,er thats what he calls it anyway. |
Capncrunch
| | Posted on Thursday, August 08, 2002 - 6:49 pm: |
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my amp is grounded thru seat bolt and it works fine but when i run ground to the battery the radio would bleed thru my stereo and lights on my dash would come on when i keyed up like the check engine and low oil,high temp lites also according to my meter i lost about 150 watts so i put mine back to seat bolt this is just what seems to work best for my setup |
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