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<blockquote data-quote="Jepalan" data-source="post: 8395912" data-attributes="member: 655519"><p>If you are talking about removing the large gauge power ground wire going to an amp, then no, NEVER do that.</p><p></p><p>The amp ground currents will flow back through the RCA ground connections and through the head unit circuits and back to chassis.</p><p></p><p>If you run an amp without power ground you *will* blow the pico fuses in a Pioneer headunit as soon as you turn the amp on. Some other decks may be damaged by doing this as well because the ground traces are not designed to pass that much current. It can be even worse if the deck does not have pico fuses - you can burn up PCB traces.</p><p></p><p>Do NOT do this.^^^</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jepalan, post: 8395912, member: 655519"] If you are talking about removing the large gauge power ground wire going to an amp, then no, NEVER do that. The amp ground currents will flow back through the RCA ground connections and through the head unit circuits and back to chassis. If you run an amp without power ground you *will* blow the pico fuses in a Pioneer headunit as soon as you turn the amp on. Some other decks may be damaged by doing this as well because the ground traces are not designed to pass that much current. It can be even worse if the deck does not have pico fuses - you can burn up PCB traces. Do NOT do this.^^^ [/QUOTE]
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