grounding *pics*

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Seriously man.....just spend $4 on a can of rustoleum and be done with it.

Bingo!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

im stupid..i never thought of that...i have that lieing in my garage..

i think its called rust proof

sumthin like that

 

[Thecontender 10+ year member]

Excuse my ignorance, but what does grounding actually do... physically?

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

this is the fastest and the most ppl responded to my post in so little time..haha

i'm happy to see you decided on a setup!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Excuse my ignorance, but what does grounding actually do... physically?

it completes the current from the positive on your battery to the negative... enabling your amps to work!

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Seriously man.....just spend $4 on a can of rustoleum and be done with it.

I've found stuff like Caig's De-Oxit works the best on keeping ground connections spotless...used that stuff on the antenna mounts and the chassis RF bonding, and it's worked excellently //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

i'm happy to see you decided on a setup!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

oh man i forgot i talked to u bout my setup..that was long ago

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

I've found stuff like Caig's De-Oxit works the best on keeping ground connections spotless...used that stuff on the antenna mounts and the chassis RF bonding, and it's worked excellently //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Good to know. Is it a paint or just a clear spray.?? Also, can it be found anywhere??

 

[Blazemore 10+ year member]

I thought for systems under 300 W you can just ground to solid metal of the chassis, but for over 300 W, run the ground to the neg. side of the battery.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Good to know. Is it a paint or just a clear spray.?? Also, can it be found anywhere??

It's a spray...most electronics-type places (e.g, not Radioshack //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif) should stock it.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I thought for systems under 300 W you can just ground to solid metal of the chassis, but for over 300 W, run the ground to the neg. side of the battery.

Nope.

Doesn't work quite that way...

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

those grounds in the pics are fricking long.

 

[Blazemore 10+ year member]

Nope.
Doesn't work quite that way...

Explain?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Grounding to the frame is the equivalent of a 1/0awg (more or less, depending on your specific vehicle) ground return to the battery...so unless you're running a shitload of current draw, you'd be fine grounding through the chassis.

However, with all these plastic vehicles and unibody construction in newer cars, getting a decent chassis ground is harder and harder //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Blazemore 10+ year member]

So when in doubt or if you have problems locating an acceptable ground, you always have the option of running your ground to the neg. side of the battery. This will be overdoing for most but you'll have a low resistance.