Reaffirming the importance of grounding!
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Originally posted by Amur_
I'll have to take a pic. My terminals have clamps that the main pos and neg cables are held by. These clamps use nuts and bolts and so I crimped ring connectors on the ends of the 'new' ground wires and bolted one end to the neg clamp.
Hope that makes sense. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow.
I'll have to take a pic. My terminals have clamps that the main pos and neg cables are held by. These clamps use nuts and bolts and so I crimped ring connectors on the ends of the 'new' ground wires and bolted one end to the neg clamp.
Hope that makes sense. I'll try to get a pic tomorrow.
Yeah like those two pics however i never saw those just what i was thinking about! Wow crazy that people are marketing those for soo much FKING money!!!
Wow if mine works i think i may just market it! lol
Wow if mine works i think i may just market it! lol
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I found another thread that answer my question. Man, all of a sudden everyone is one a grounding kick. Here's the link with pictures. The pics are a bit fuzzy, but you get the points.
grounding thread with pics
grounding thread with pics
This pic explains how Amur added and extra ground wire to the battery terminals:
It's on page two of this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...d&pagenumber=1
It's on page two of this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...d&pagenumber=1
just to be safe though, id be using 4 gauge ground wires you guys..
depending what type of current is sent through it to get to a solid ground, chances are anything smaller than 4 or 6 gauge will melt prematurely..
if the ground isnt strong, and you attach a ground wire to a location WITH a solid ground, it SHOULD be a beefy piece of wire.. other wise it will look for a solid ground, and go through this teency wire to get there, and before you know it, its melted and your back to square one..
depending what type of current is sent through it to get to a solid ground, chances are anything smaller than 4 or 6 gauge will melt prematurely..
if the ground isnt strong, and you attach a ground wire to a location WITH a solid ground, it SHOULD be a beefy piece of wire.. other wise it will look for a solid ground, and go through this teency wire to get there, and before you know it, its melted and your back to square one..
essentially what im saying is - dont go ghetto and make "solid grounds" with tiny wires you found in the garage - buy decent 4 or 6 gauge wires to make decent grounds
(but dont pay out the *** for it.. $CDN i paid 9.90 for a 44" long 4 gauge ground wire WITH terminals on the ends at a regular auto store)
(but dont pay out the *** for it.. $CDN i paid 9.90 for a 44" long 4 gauge ground wire WITH terminals on the ends at a regular auto store)
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the best ground to run is from the negative battery terminal to the big nut that is right behind the rear spark plug on the engine block. it is one of the nuts that holds the tranny to the block. makes a huge difference
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Just curious, what are the benefits of multi-strand wires? How do they differ in performance and/or functionality than regular wire? (and why?)
....not challenging anyone's opinion, I am just curious as to the reasons behind it.
....not challenging anyone's opinion, I am just curious as to the reasons behind it.
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