Grounding question

[darren700 10+ year member]

ok, i am nearing completion of my system. i am going to have 2 amps: orion 1200d and 8004. i ran 1ga wiring to the trunk, and then the power goes into a fused distro block to split to 2 4ga wires, one for each amp, however my question is about the ground, the distro block for the 1ga ground will be about 3" away from the 1200D, but about 4 feet away from the 8004, my question is, would it be ok to run the 4ga ground from the 8004 4feet to the distroblock? if not can i just ground the 4ga right near the amp with another grounding terminal?

thanks for any help

Darren

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[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

You'll be perfectly fine with a 4" ground.

nG

 

[darren700 10+ year member]

its 4 feet, not 4 inches...

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

its 4 feet, not 4 inches...

Same deal, you'll be fine with 4'...

nG

 

[darren700 10+ year member]

think so? i read numerous places that it should not be longer than 18".. what problems could a longer ground cause?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

think so? i read numerous places that it should not be longer than 18".. what problems could a longer ground cause?

Know so.

There will be no audible difference, and miniscule numerical difference. If you're still uneasy...do the grounds in 1/0 with 4awg reducers... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

nG

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

ok, i am nearing completion of my system. i am going to have 2 amps: orion 1200d and 8004. i ran 1ga wiring to the trunk, and then the power goes into a fused distro block to split to 2 4ga wires, one for each amp, however my question is about the ground, the distro block for the 1ga ground will be about 3" away from the 1200D, but about 4 feet away from the 8004, my question is, would it be ok to run the 4ga ground from the 8004 4feet to the distroblock? if not can i just ground the 4ga right near the amp with another grounding terminal?
thanks for any help

Darren

Doesn't the 1200D require two power leads and two ground leads?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Doesn't the 1200D require two power leads and two ground leads?

Nope, that's the 2500d //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

nG

 

[darren700 10+ year member]

Nope, that's the 2500d //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.
nG

yup, only 1 set of power terminals on my 1200D