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<blockquote data-quote="audioholic" data-source="post: 4701624" data-attributes="member: 549629"><p>"<em>If you do ground directly to the battery, I'd recommend fusing your ground wire. The reason for this is that if the stock ground strap from the battery to the body were to come disconnected or get pinched/cut somehow, the amp chassis and ground wire become the new ground path back to the battery. First time you try to start the car the amp goes up in smoke, and possibly the wiring as well. The fuse might not save your amp, but it would prevent the wiring from becoming overloaded and starting a fire.</em>"</p><p></p><p>I lol'ed. Wonder how many people ran out and fused their ground wire after reading this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="audioholic, post: 4701624, member: 549629"] "[I]If you do ground directly to the battery, I'd recommend fusing your ground wire. The reason for this is that if the stock ground strap from the battery to the body were to come disconnected or get pinched/cut somehow, the amp chassis and ground wire become the new ground path back to the battery. First time you try to start the car the amp goes up in smoke, and possibly the wiring as well. The fuse might not save your amp, but it would prevent the wiring from becoming overloaded and starting a fire.[/I]" I lol'ed. Wonder how many people ran out and fused their ground wire after reading this. [/QUOTE]
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