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Question about measuring ground resistance. Proper Method?
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<blockquote data-quote="gamehawk55" data-source="post: 8259552" data-attributes="member: 645990"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>I had a question about what is the "proper" method of measuring your amps ground resistance and other ground points resistances. Am I correct in taking the measurement with the car on/amp powered? Because I always see "make sure your grounds measure 0-0.4ohms"....which they do with the car OFF. With everything powered however is a different story.</p><p></p><p>Recently I was having bad voltage drop issues on my T2500-1BDCP. Measuring the resistance with car off measured 0.2ohms. But with amp ON was 13-15ohms with no load, and could spike to 30ohms+ with heavy bass. This was a couple weeks ago I finally noticed this. After messing with grounds for a while and today doing more ground cable work I now have 1.0-1.1ohms at the ring terminal with the T2500 powered on at idle. And 0.6ohms on my AQ 200.2. Both amps grounded to same spot on top of each other.</p><p></p><p>Anyways. Long story short...Is that the correct way to measure ground resistance? With the amps/car on? If so, is 1ohms resistance really that bad to still have? This is the best I've been able to get to this amp without a dedicated ground run from the front to back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gamehawk55, post: 8259552, member: 645990"] Hey guys, I had a question about what is the "proper" method of measuring your amps ground resistance and other ground points resistances. Am I correct in taking the measurement with the car on/amp powered? Because I always see "make sure your grounds measure 0-0.4ohms"....which they do with the car OFF. With everything powered however is a different story. Recently I was having bad voltage drop issues on my T2500-1BDCP. Measuring the resistance with car off measured 0.2ohms. But with amp ON was 13-15ohms with no load, and could spike to 30ohms+ with heavy bass. This was a couple weeks ago I finally noticed this. After messing with grounds for a while and today doing more ground cable work I now have 1.0-1.1ohms at the ring terminal with the T2500 powered on at idle. And 0.6ohms on my AQ 200.2. Both amps grounded to same spot on top of each other. Anyways. Long story short...Is that the correct way to measure ground resistance? With the amps/car on? If so, is 1ohms resistance really that bad to still have? This is the best I've been able to get to this amp without a dedicated ground run from the front to back. [/QUOTE]
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