Is this a good ground?

[tonksie93]

Current ground is a bit poor, is this piece of metal part of the chassis?

http://www.pixhost.org/show/818/11270278_l-renault-clio-182-sport-engine.jpg

 

[DannyR]

Just use the one behind the light where it mounts as standard? Just clean it up a bit with some sandpaper

 

[tonksie93]

It that actually on the main chassis?

 

[DannyR]

Yea

 

[tonksie93]

Hmmm the standard one behind the light doesn't look that good, rather small and hard to sand down properly. I would rather use that area as i can sand it down until i can see my face in it lol.

 

[DannyR]

Really?

So the other 50,000 clios on the road don't run because they use that earth there?

It's bare metal already FFS, it's the original earth!

 

[Fred@BTM]

why do you need another earth?

 

[SkidMarx]

So you want to sand down the slam panel to use as an earth? It will soon go rusty and look shite.

Just use the standard earth behind the headlight, wont need sanding because its already bare.

 

[Silent_Scone]

whhhhhaaat

 

[tonksie93]

Because im going to be running a 2600w rms system and i want to make sure my ground is as good as it can be. Obviously the standard ground was not intended for that much current and made to look tidy.

 

[mr.pink87]

Sic!

 

[Fred@BTM]

why does it need an earth in the engine bay though?

 

[DannyR]

Longest earth ever?!

Just earth it next to the amp FFS!

 

[SkidMarx]

I are confused.

Theres a perfectly suitable earth on the rear panel, the earth for the rear lights. No need to run an earth all the way back to that earth point. This is the reason the body is earthed!

 

[Just Plain Yates]

A two hundred amp base line with a ground loop for good measure.

 

[stephen chadwick]

doubt it would be safe using an earth that long plus, why ask for peoples help/opinion if your going to ignore it anyway :banghead:

 

[tonksie93]

No, to improve the battery earth.

 

[Fred@BTM]

so you want to run a bigger earth cable from the battery to the car? How big we talking?

 

[DannyR]

You can still earth it in the same place?

 

[Fred@BTM]

audio boys use cables big enough to power London, i don't think an M8 bolt is going to be big enough

 

[SkidMarx]

audio boys use cables big enough to power London, i don't think an M8 bolt is going to be big enough

Yea but then they have to half the cable size so the can crimp a ring terminal on the end, making it totally pointless.

 

[tonksie93]

Yea but then they have to half the cable size so the can crimp a ring terminal on the end, making it totally pointless.

How do you mean?

And i'm using 0 gauge.

I was just wondering if the standard ground is the best possible one under the bonnet.

 

[DannyR]

We've said several times......




Yes