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tkur

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Posted: July 06, 2006 at 1:17 PM / IP Logged

I have a nagging whine in my system that is very low but I can hear it. I've checked and rechecked all the grounds and they all OHM out. What if I wanted to take a distrubution block and runn it directly from the battery into the interior of the vehicle and ground everything to it? Would it work without causing more problems? Any suggestions?

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 4:14 PM / IP Logged

Running ground back to your battery (when only running one battery) is never the best idea. I would agree with nouse and check where your RCAs are running in relation to your power. Always keep grounds as short as possible and make sure it's solid and clean. I would only run back to the battery if using a second batter close to the amps that is strictly for your system.

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 4:48 PM / IP Logged

Also a distribution block would just make the resistance higher...crappy brass block coated in crappy nickel plating.

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 5:00 PM / IP Logged

flakman, please read the what is a proper ground sticky. It might change your views on grounding. Azn invasion, brass is a good conductor of electricity, this is why it is used. The plating on it is for corrosion resistance and wow factor.

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 6:47 PM / IP Logged

Eh...yeah...bling bling is cool...Personally I just wouldnt use a dist. block for grounding...I like the for sure wire to sheet metal.

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 7:17 PM / IP Logged

Agreed forbidden.

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Azn invasion...

LOL u r such a smartass...but a smart smartass.

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 10:30 PM / IP Logged

If I may chime in here... I personally PREFER using a high quality non-fused distribution block for grounding... WAY easier to ground one wire and get it good, than it is to ground 3 or 4 smaller wires... 4 TIMES the chances of getting it wrong!

there... I said it.

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Posted: July 11, 2006 at 10:57 PM / IP Logged

haemphyst wrote:

WAY easier to ground one wire and get it good, than it is to ground 3 or 4 smaller wires... 4 TIMES the chances of getting it wrong!

I agree with this 100%. Much easier to ground 1 large wire then 4 smaller wires.

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Posted: July 12, 2006 at 2:12 AM / IP Logged

stevdart wrote:

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Azn invasion...

LOL u r such a smartass...but a smart smartass.

Thanks steve...I'm naturally a smartass to everyone...I even p!ss off my girlfriend every now and then cuz of it lol...not intentionally but its just part of my nature.

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