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shared power , ground wire

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM


Topic: shared power , ground wire

Posted By: maniotas1
Subject: shared power , ground wire
Date Posted: March 29, 2009 at 8:20 PM

Hi,

I am currently in the progress of adding an indash monitor to my car alongside my Headunit.

I wanted to ask if there would be any issues caused by splicing it into the same power and ground wires currently connected to my head unit?

I have tried searching through the forum for the answer to this, but I could not find anything.

Both headunit and monitor have fuses on their power lines, is this enough to protect them?
Also, if I connect both the head unit and monitor to the same ground wire will I get noise/interference?

Basic picture of what I mean:

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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: March 29, 2009 at 8:22 PM
No, you'll be fine.

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."




Posted By: maniotas1
Date Posted: March 29, 2009 at 8:26 PM
thank you for the quick reply, and sorry if its a stupid question.

So there wont be a ground loop caused by having the two grounds connected?




Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: March 29, 2009 at 8:50 PM
No. That's not what a ground loop is. A ground loop is caused when there is a lower return resistance between electronic devices OVER THE SIGNAL cable, causing the introduction of noise. You aren't doing anything remotely close to anything that could cause a ground loop. You are creating a STAR ground, and is preferred to multiple grounding points.

Interesting article regarding ground loops...

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."




Posted By: maniotas1
Date Posted: March 29, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Thank you so much for the peace of mind. Soory once again if the questions are Noob questions.
Currently reading the attached article.

Thank you again





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