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kschroeder Newbie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 39 City: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 6:57 am Post subject: Ground for Amps... |
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Was wondering what most of you use as the ground for the Amplifiers on your boats? |
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Adam Greer Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 956 City: Camden, SC (clemson, SC during school)
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Romi Outlaw
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 132 City: Mission Viejo, Ca
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Yeah...neg on the battery works |
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RYDOG Outlaw
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 163 City: NOR CAL
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 8:09 am Post subject: |
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Yep, I used the battery also... |
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kschroeder Newbie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 39 City: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Well, I'm going to be running two batteries with an isolator between them. Will linking the negative from my main battery to my 2nd stereo battery
defeat the purpose of my isolator, since the isolator connects the positive of the two batteries? |
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Bo Coppinger Soul Rider
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 258 City: Chattanooga, TN
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 11:08 am Post subject: |
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use your neg terminal on your battery, I don't think it makes a difference even with the isolater. I could be wrong about it though. |
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bullzeke69 Criminal
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 64 City: Lake Lewisville, Ceder Creek, Or anything close to Dallas
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 11:24 am Post subject: |
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No, he is right it will not matter what you you hook it up but with boat getting a ground is hard so hooking it staight to the battery is the bast way to go. |
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kschroeder Newbie
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 39 City: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Jan 13, 2003 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys.. I just wanted to make sure I was doing it right.... Last thing I want is to drain my starting battery. |
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George Addict
Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 552 City: Chattanooga
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Brad Embleton Addict
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 511 City: Niagara Falls
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Posted: Jan 14, 2003 6:51 am Post subject: |
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yep - post on battery _________________ Save a board...ride a wakeboarder! |
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fropappy Soul Rider
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 434 City: Benton, AR
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Posted: Jan 14, 2003 10:43 am Post subject: |
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The neg post like everybody else said. Make sure the wire gauge is large enough. I'm using only 6 feet of wire, so I'm using 8 ga on my little 100 watt amplifier. I've done several systems that used 4 ga or larger (about as big as a man's finger) The system is only as good as its weakest link _________________ fropappy |
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J_DOGG PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 5088 City: New Hampshire
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Posted: Jan 14, 2003 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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I'm having the dealer look into a humming noise I have on my Team Edition. I told them it sounded like a bad ground but they didn't seem to find anything wrong with it. Needless to say they are looking at it agin in the spring cuz it still hums....
The stereo hums when the engine is running, this is not right, I know that much.
The stereo in my OLD boat sounded great, never made a strange noise and I installed it myself. OH well.
I grounded to the battery like you guys mentioned.
PEACE OUT |
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fropappy Soul Rider
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 434 City: Benton, AR
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Posted: Jan 15, 2003 9:01 am Post subject: |
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When I used to work at a sound shop, we would find all kinds of ways that noise would get into a system: screws through signal cables, bad ground, groud loop, signal cables running next to power cables, bad circuit in a piece of equipment such as eq or crossover, bad or noisey alternater, electric fan, sparkplug or sparkplug wire, etc... There are several things that need to be checked. Each set-up is different. The easiest thing to do is temporarily run a new signal cable from the CD to the amplifier. Don't try to hide it or anything, just run it directly making sure to keep it away from any other electronic components or wiring. If the noise was caused by the faulty signal cable or proximity of noise emitting electrical component, it should be gone.
Good luck! _________________ fropappy |
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Boardin18 Newbie
Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 14
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Posted: Jan 16, 2003 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Also try to keep the ground wire as short as possible to get the best sound. It sounds dumb but it made a noticable difference in my sound qaulity. _________________ "Heres to being single, seeing double, and sleeping triple" |
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Bo Coppinger Soul Rider
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 258 City: Chattanooga, TN
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Posted: Jan 16, 2003 11:36 am Post subject: |
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A good ground is key for a clear stereo. |
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billm Soul Rider
Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 476 City: TX
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Posted: Jan 16, 2003 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Definitly run the ground to the negative side of the battery..My stereo cut in and out and had lots of noise until i did this.. _________________ "Thanks for Play'n"
Lata
Bill |
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