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Old 12-24-2009, 01:30 PM   #1
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Default wiring using ground or wires??

just wondering what you do with regard to the negative on your cart. I need to rewire the lights and want to pre wire for a radio. Do you run the negative from the battery to each item or use the frame as a ground?
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Old 12-24-2009, 01:33 PM   #2
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never ........ use a frame ground on an electric cart




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Old 12-24-2009, 01:33 PM   #3
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

All grounds need to go directly to your battery - NEVER ground to the frame for accessories

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Old 12-24-2009, 01:34 PM   #4
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NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never,NEVER Never never ........ use a frame ground on an electric cart
Gas carts, too

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Old 12-24-2009, 02:02 PM   #5
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

well I think thats clear!!!!

Is it different on cars? All the amplifier kits have only the positive power wire.
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Old 12-24-2009, 02:04 PM   #6
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well I think thats clear!!!!

Is it different on cars? All the amplifier kits have only the positive power wire.
Don't they plug into the head unit? It's already grounded...

You CAN ground to the frame - Just not recommended

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Old 12-24-2009, 09:41 PM   #7
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

At issue with the electric carts are the expensive electrical components which are attached to the frame without protection like the Motor and Controller.........
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Old 12-26-2009, 03:34 PM   #8
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

I was asking about my gas cart.

My lights need to be rewired and I want to get ready for a radio. What size wire could/should I use to bring the pos/neg to the dash area? Can I bring just one wire to supply power to both? Can the key switch be used to cut power off to radio and lights to avoid killing the battery?
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Old 12-26-2009, 04:17 PM   #9
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

Its hard to see but I fire up a fog light relay from the key
and power all accessories from a small fuse block powered
by the relay the stud on the end is my ground.

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Old 12-26-2009, 08:16 PM   #10
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Default Re: wiring using ground or wires??

The frames and engines are grounded on gas carts. it is better to run grounds back to the battery, carts have alot of not grounded areas and will tend to use things like choke/brake/throttle cables as grounding wire if they don't have proper grounds. They can and have welded choke cables closed, brake cables closed to get a good ground. you can see where this might be a little dangerous
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