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Old 07-18-2007, 08:49 AM
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couple questions bout grounding three amps. Currently using a single point at the rear deck support-area free of paint and used ring terminal 1/0 gauge wire- then all amps connect to that wire in a more central location.
Or should I ground each amp at it's own location?

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Old 07-18-2007, 11:19 AM
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use a ground distrobution center that will keep everything organized
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Old 07-18-2007, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by methodman0666
use a ground distrobution center that will keep everything organized
what he said^^

ground distubution blocks are an easy way to do a nice clean job with your ground wires.
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Old 07-19-2007, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by hershey
couple questions bout grounding three amps. Currently using a single point at the rear deck support-area free of paint and used ring terminal 1/0 gauge wire- then all amps connect to that wire in a more central location.
Or should I ground each amp at it's own location?

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Con: Using more than 1 point opens up the potential for the dreaded "ground loop" ....something you just don't want to deal with.....

As long as they all ground at the same location, using a distro block just makes it look better.

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Old 07-20-2007, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BigRedGuy
Con: Using more than 1 point opens up the potential for the dreaded "ground loop" ....something you just don't want to deal with.....

As long as they all ground at the same location, using a distro block just makes it look better.

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ummmmmmm thanks for the info....... oh wait ! i already said that lol
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