ground wire length?
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Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Topic: ground wire length?
Posted By: hvaughn
Subject: ground wire length?
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 7:25 PM
I've measured my length for ground wire(s) and it comes to about 24 inches each. Is this too long? I have a us amps 200 and 600. I will be running an 8 gauge ground from the 200 and two 8 gauge grounds (per the manual) from the 600. I was planning on putting all three grounds on the same bolt. Is this going to cause me any motor noise, etc? Or would it just be better to run a 4 gauge from the battery to a distribution block and connect the three 8 gauge grounds to it?
Thanks in advance,
Heath
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Posted By: fingaz22
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 7:37 PM
your second option would be the way i would go.
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Posted By: Blowntweeters
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 7:38 PM
get a distribution block connect 4 gauge or 2 gauge to the body of the car make sure its bare metal . then put your 3 8 gauge wires tio that block. ------------- 1974 ford pinto 4 15" punch Z power punch bd 1001 pioneer DEH-6700
Posted By: hvaughn
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 7:56 PM
This may be a dumb question. But what would be the difference b/w connecting the three 8 gauge wires to the body (under the seat) and hooking them to a block and connecting the 4 gauge to the body? Should I take the 4 gauge to the battery or somewhere under the hood and attach it to the frame?
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: October 06, 2005 at 8:54 PM
Read the grounding sticky at the top of the forum, then read some of the questions in the related sticky thread.
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