How should I ground my amp

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i was wondering if i should run a wire and ground the amp to my battery or if i should make the ground wire as short as possible and ground it in my trunk. i also wanted to know if a bad ground would mean less power to the amp.

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[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

Keep your ground in the trunk, and make it as short as possible. Sand it down so the terminal is touching completely bare metal, and make the connection secure, and you shouldn't experience any problems.

 

[somekook 10+ year member]

yes a bad ground can reduce power to the amp

 

[jbl_marshall21 10+ year member]

yes a bad ground can reduce power to the amp

or the amp might not work at all.

 

[MXJMR 10+ year member]

Yeah a bad ground will most of the time just turn ur amp off, and if u ground doesnt touch at all times, when it isnt touching your sub(s) will look they r hitting real hard //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif but no sound, and that aint good. oh yeah in the trunk is best.

 

[somekook 10+ year member]

a bad ground, as in a ground in the incorrect location could mean voltage drops so your amp loses power