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Offline zenicman9

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Best Way to ground a wire
« on: March 02, 2012, 11:52:29 am »
Hi All

I am looking for the best way to ground a wire to the back of a CD player!
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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 12:15:43 pm »
I used a bit of metal just below the back of the CD player (basically behind the climate unit)  :happy2:
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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2012, 12:18:00 pm »
Did you just tape it? Ive stuck it to the back with tape
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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2012, 01:10:42 pm »
Quote from: zenicman9 on March 02, 2012, 12:18:00 pm
Did you just tape it? Ive stuck it to the back with tape

thats not good enough really and in a extreme case could cause heat due to being a bad earth and start a fire
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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2012, 01:14:24 pm »
I know that, Was looking for some suggestions!

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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2012, 01:54:38 pm »
In my old car I would use either a thick screw, strip enough of the sleeve off to wrap it around the screw or bolt and then screw it back in clamping the wire between the piece of metal and the screw/bolt head. Alternatively I used my gas soldering pen to help seal a connection on the wire.

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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2012, 02:12:24 pm »
Ring crimps behind a screw, anything else is asking for trouble. :scared:
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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2012, 02:14:21 pm »
Its got a ring crimp on the end sorry, I have tapped the ring crimp to the back of the cd player it says mount it tro the outer casing
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Re: Best Way to ground a wire
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2012, 02:34:40 pm »
Needs to be fixed securely be either a self tapper (screw) or a bolt to the cars metal work. Anything else is asking for trouble !

PS dont do any electrics in your house because that will end in big trouble
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