Ground Wire

[gnet158 10+ year member]

Is it OK to wrap the bare ground wire around the bolt thread and tighten the bolt into place? The thread around the bolt I used was too big for any of the connector that came in my amp kit. So I just wrapped the bare wire around the thread the tightened the bolt down nice and tight.

 

[Raffi 10+ year member]

I grounded my amp for a week!

 

[Basshead808 10+ year member]

Is it OK to wrap the bare ground wire around the bolt thread and tighten the bolt into place? The thread around the bolt I used was too big for any of the connector that came in my amp kit. So I just wrapped the bare wire around the thread the tightened the bolt down nice and tight.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif I think it should be fine. Just make sure the ground is very tight because if its slightly loose then you will hear weird noises from the music..

 

[TPABlazer 10+ year member]

I sanded down some metal, then put ground feet there and it works fine.

 

[gnet158 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, I just wanted to make sure it wouldn’t cause any problems. I hooked my amp to my sub and it sounds great! No hum (thank god).

 

[Basshead808 10+ year member]

your welcome //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

i hear its bad to wrap the wire around a bolt, because after a while it can become frayed

 

[Basshead808 10+ year member]

Do you mean when the wire comes dark brown and gets fragile? Because the same thing happened to my speaker wires and the wire cover (Rubber thing that surrounds wire) turned greenish. Maybe because my wires is 8 years old?

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

the visible part of the wire becomes old, worn and MAY come loose/unravel, therefore giving you no ground at all.....

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Is it OK to wrap the bare ground wire around the bolt thread and tighten the bolt into place? The thread around the bolt I used was too big for any of the connector that came in my amp kit. So I just wrapped the bare wire around the thread the tightened the bolt down nice and tight.

no. thats getto. take a ring terminal and grind the hole bigger to fit the bolt

 

[traksta15 10+ year member]

^^word.......

 

[Basshead808 10+ year member]

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[gnet158 10+ year member]

no. thats getto. take a ring terminal and grind the hole bigger to fit the bolt

OK, since the bolt I used for the ground is big enough to complety hide the bear wiring and it looks fine then what's the problem? Here's what it looks like. And it's going to hidden by a plastic housing that hides both bolts.

http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/gnet158/183514.jpg

What's go getto about that?

 

[Basshead808 10+ year member]

OK, since the bolt I used for the ground is big enough to complety hide the bear wiring and it looks fine then what's the problem? Here's what it looks like. And it's going to hidden by a plastic housing that hides both bolts.
http://chevytruckworld.tenmagazines.com/gallery/gnet158/183514.jpg

What's go getto about that?

Well, I don't think its ghetto it actually is nice and it should be fine.. But remember what traksta15 said. by the way im so sorry for laughing because azbass says things that make me laugh so hard try go and look what he said on the other threads.. Its hilarious but anyways man, Take care //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[gnet158 10+ year member]

No worries, I would NEVER do my amp install getto. But since he kind of threw the word getto that out there I wanted to make sure that everyone knew what I was trying to do.