Ground Wire
 

:confused: i'm looking for a ground for my new stereo. any help? is it that thing behind the stereo with all those black wires going to it? it's a 93 tg if that helps any. please help....grimmy :drink: :drink: :drink:

Re: Ground Wire
 

if you're running a new amp, run a separate ground straight back to the battery, and don't use cheap wire

Re: Ground Wire
 

:cool: i am running an amp and it states not to use over 30" of wire for ground because of engine noise. can i run one to the battery without worry? what size wire? thanks grimmy :drink: :drink: :drink:

Re: Ground Wire
 

you can run new wire back to the battery just go up in the size. If you plan to add anything else, I would recomend running at least a 4 gauge wire to the battery set up a ground dstribution block with 4 8 gauge outputs on it and dedicate to the stereo items and. Also do the same for the constant power. Usually 4 gauge will get you by with some decent draw on the amps without getting warm to the touch if you are gonna pull a large amount of amp power (4000&up) then run a Aut gauge(sp). Also dont skimp on the as well as connectors to have it all last.

Re: Ground Wire
 

Length matters- the more current you'll draw...the bigger gauge wire you need:

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Ignore the "not to use over 30" of wire for ground because of engine noise" statement. That applies in cars, where the metal chasis is a way better conductor than any cable you could install.

In a boat, you need to run your own grounds to the battery.