Proper ground in trunk
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Proper ground in trunk
So when I installed my train horn on the TL I used the 10mm bolt that grounds the fuel pump instead of drilling into the brace. It's a viar 400c 30amp draw. I was reading that thread about car audio that someone recently posted in and another member stated that grounding on the same bolt could burn out the fuel pump. Now obviously I'm not interested in replacing the fuel pump anytime soon so would it be recommended to drill another bolt a few inches from it? If grounding on th same bolt is a problem how is putting another one a few inches away any different?
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I would drill a new hole, sand off the paint and re-ground it if you are worried. I'd be more worried about interference from using the fuel pump ground vs it's own dedicated ground than burning out the fuel pump.
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Now if you used the fuel pump circuit for the power side, the only possibility there is you could blow the fuse.
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Someone on that thread was complaining because the person used the fuel pump ground for their amp and I was thinking can that actually cause an issue? Just wanted to be sure
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This is exactly what I thought. I've never heard of over utilizing a ground. Hell I had an old conversion van and there would be 10 connections on one ground.
Someone on that thread was complaining because the person used the fuel pump ground for their amp and I was thinking can that actually cause an issue? Just wanted to be sure
Someone on that thread was complaining because the person used the fuel pump ground for their amp and I was thinking can that actually cause an issue? Just wanted to be sure
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