Ground

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

Well, I took everything out, and am sound deadning, my system is more of an sq system, and I'm trying to eliminate all sources of noise.

The goods: 4 1.5k (rms) amps, 2 kinetik hc 2400s so for my ground there is a total of 4 1/0 wires.

i had them all in the same place one on top the other with a big *** bolt, should i seperate my batter , and amp grounds because just recently i have been getting engine noise through my speaker amp. and if so how far apart should they be?

or am i just thinking to hard.

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[kramer_212 10+ year member]

nobody?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Separating (physically) grounds is what causes ground loops. You want all of the grounds for everything in the electrical system to be at the same potential. Ideally you should run a dedicated ground cable and not rely on the chassis.