can someone explain how any electrical component we add are grounded rather than conventional wiring

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Jun 25, 2002

Fuerza

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can someone explain how any electrical component we add are grounded rather than conventional wiring

tried a search, didn't find anything

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Jun 25, 2002

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Okay...I'm not quite gettin the question..can you rephrase it in a matter a 3 year old will understand..my brains fried today

Jun 25, 2002

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sorry...

why is it that the positive lead goes to the constant 12v, but the negative lead only has to go to bare metal on the chassis? Does that mean there a constant negative charge going through all bare metal surfaces?

Like how when you jump start a car, you put the positive cable on the positive battery lead, but the negative cable on bare metal?

hope that clears things up

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its because the battery is grounded to the chassis (spelling?) and the engine.

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The metal body acts as the ground, when you wire up an amp you must find a good spot to ground it, make sure you remove the paint to expose the bare metal.