battery grounding
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=90429
Printed Date: May 02, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Topic: battery grounding
Posted By: t-roy81
Subject: battery grounding
Date Posted: February 13, 2007 at 3:44 PM
i scanned the ground Q/A but couldn't find it, if i'm running like 300rms would it be cool for me to run 1 8 gauge power wire and an 8 gauge ground both directly to the battery
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Oh Man Theres Troy
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Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: February 13, 2007 at 4:40 PM
I would follow the same grounding techniques for ANY amplifier installation. The ground should be less than 18" long, ideally. #8 should be fine for 300W, though.
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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: t-roy81
Date Posted: February 13, 2007 at 7:52 PM
will grounding to the battery hurt anything?
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Oh Man Theres Troy
Posted By: coppellstereo
Date Posted: February 13, 2007 at 11:27 PM
well, no. but why not ground to chasis? it is easier and more cost efficient
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Posted By: t-roy81
Date Posted: February 14, 2007 at 10:51 AM
wouldnt there be less engine noise
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Oh Man Theres Troy
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: February 14, 2007 at 10:56 AM
No. That's a fallicy. You will have no more engine noise either way. Just follow the accepted correct grounding method, and you'll be fine. If your chassis ground (the one from the battery to the frame) in in good shape, you'll gain nothing with the additional expense and labor of running a separate ground all the way to the negative battery post.
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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: swerve
Date Posted: February 14, 2007 at 11:13 AM
wait, did he say 18 guage power wire and 8 guage ground wire?
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git yer swerve on!
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: February 14, 2007 at 12:19 PM
No, he said (1) 8 gauge for power and (1) 8 gauge for ground.
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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."
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