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<blockquote data-quote="eengrms" data-source="post: 205081" data-attributes="member: 547046">The problem with a distro in your example is it&#039;s overkill.&nbsp; If you have a couple TV&#039;s, a VCR, a DVD, even a small amp, running a 4AWG to the battery is a waste of time.&nbsp; Even if you downsized the wire it&#039;s still a waste of time.&nbsp; You&#039;re better off just to ground everything to the chassis.&nbsp; The only problem people have, and I was one of them at one point, is deciding what the better method is- grounding everything together or grounding as close to the unit at as possible at the chassis.&nbsp; We all know grounding everything together is not the best option, so why would using a distro be?&nbsp; All they are used for is for simplification and clean looking installs.With all of that said- thanks for the advice.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure in some applications a distro is the best option and hopefully you helped some people out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eengrms, post: 205081, member: 547046"] The problem with a distro in your example is it's overkill. If you have a couple TV's, a VCR, a DVD, even a small amp, running a 4AWG to the battery is a waste of time. Even if you downsized the wire it's still a waste of time. You're better off just to ground everything to the chassis. The only problem people have, and I was one of them at one point, is deciding what the better method is- grounding everything together or grounding as close to the unit at as possible at the chassis. We all know grounding everything together is not the best option, so why would using a distro be? All they are used for is for simplification and clean looking installs. With all of that said- thanks for the advice. I'm sure in some applications a distro is the best option and hopefully you helped some people out. [/QUOTE]

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