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<blockquote data-quote="AlterEgo99" data-source="post: 6262183" data-attributes="member: 610253">Although I&#039;ve been told from Perry himself (dude that created and runs <a href="http://www.bcae1.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bcae1.com/</a>) that it is quite difficult to &quot;test&quot; for good ground, I used his recommendations and did so with my DMM.&nbsp; I used to have everything grounded (amps, HU, relays, etc.) to the same point under the center dash, but of course that meant my ground run for the amps was at like 3 to 4 feet.&nbsp; Both amps are located in my center console.&nbsp; Believe it or not, **** little room for amps in my truck.&nbsp; If I tried to add a cap or two, they would end up probably under the rear seat, so they would be 4+ feet away from the amps.Some say amp grounds should be as short as possible, some say it doesn&#039;t matter.&nbsp; So I moved the amp grounds to under one of the bolts that secures the front passenger seat to the floor.&nbsp; Yes, I took my grinder and removed all of the paint down to bare metal and tested the location as best I could using Perry&#039;s advice.&nbsp; This makes my ground run under 2 feet.&nbsp; I also tested the grounds by running a temporary run directly to the negative post on the battery.&nbsp; No difference that I could tell.Also, I think my Kinetik as a pretty low ESR.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlterEgo99, post: 6262183, member: 610253"] Although I've been told from Perry himself (dude that created and runs [URL="http://www.bcae1.com/"]http://www.bcae1.com/[/URL]) that it is quite difficult to "test" for good ground, I used his recommendations and did so with my DMM. I used to have everything grounded (amps, HU, relays, etc.) to the same point under the center dash, but of course that meant my ground run for the amps was at like 3 to 4 feet. Both amps are located in my center console. Believe it or not, **** little room for amps in my truck. If I tried to add a cap or two, they would end up probably under the rear seat, so they would be 4+ feet away from the amps. Some say amp grounds should be as short as possible, some say it doesn't matter. So I moved the amp grounds to under one of the bolts that secures the front passenger seat to the floor. Yes, I took my grinder and removed all of the paint down to bare metal and tested the location as best I could using Perry's advice. This makes my ground run under 2 feet. I also tested the grounds by running a temporary run directly to the negative post on the battery. No difference that I could tell. Also, I think my Kinetik as a pretty low ESR. [/QUOTE]

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