I'm running one amp in front and one amp in back. Now, is it better to keep the grounds separate and close to each individual amp, or to use a ground block and use one spot? Also, I'v seen diagrams where all the grounds are connected to the negative battery terminal. Is this applicable? And do distribution blocks need to be grounded?
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P0werLifter on 12/31/2005 02:57:47
Preferably you ground everything to one spot on the chassis. The more grounds you have around the vehicle , the more likely your going to run into ground loops. I prefer to use a distrobution block and run 0 guage down to the frame. Just make sure wherever you ground, its CLEAN, BARE metal, no paint, grease, etc.
compvr15s on 12/31/2005 05:30:14
i have also used distro blocks on multi amp setups, worked fine but as PL mentioned make sure the ground to the frame is good and the area is properly preped before...
swez on 12/31/2005 06:42:08
The frame is the best grounding location on trucks that don't have uni-body (frameless) construction techniques. Most cars are Uni-body design now. Here, the floor pan (to bare metal) is the obvious choice.
Also, grounding blocks are very uesful with mitiple amps and co-processors. (In-line EQ, line drivers and active crossovers) If all components in the signal path chain are grounded to the same location, ground loops will never be an issue.
Swez
Replies (3)
P0werLifter on 12/31/2005 02:57:47
Preferably you ground everything to one spot on the chassis. The more grounds you have around the vehicle , the more likely your going to run into ground loops. I prefer to use a distrobution block and run 0 guage down to the frame. Just make sure wherever you ground, its CLEAN, BARE metal, no paint, grease, etc.
compvr15s on 12/31/2005 05:30:14
i have also used distro blocks on multi amp setups, worked fine but as PL mentioned make sure the ground to the frame is good and the area is properly preped before...
swez on 12/31/2005 06:42:08
The frame is the best grounding location on trucks that don't have uni-body (frameless) construction techniques. Most cars are Uni-body design now. Here, the floor pan (to bare metal) is the obvious choice.
Also, grounding blocks are very uesful with mitiple amps and co-processors. (In-line EQ, line drivers and active crossovers) If all components in the signal path chain are grounded to the same location, ground loops will never be an issue.
Swez
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