Ground Wire

svharter · 11-02-2015, 11:30 AM

1990 Marathon.
Currently the Radio & front lights are grounded to a bolt under the dash. I’m in the process of replacing some of the old poorly done wiring. Question - Should the ground be run back to the battery? Any potential issues leaving it the way it is.

Thanks
Scott

Diceman1530 · 11-02-2015, 07:37 PM

Can't go wrong going back to the battery.best possible way of doing it.

LVCJ · 11-02-2015, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Diceman1530

Can't go wrong going back to the battery.best possible way of doing it.

and it may help to eliminate any interference (noise) the radio may pick up.....

Abudman · 11-04-2015, 06:21 PM

I also have the radio grounded to the body of the cart. The only weird thing is that the radio will turn off and back on when I press the gas to get going. I assume that since this is an old battery that the generator is stealing all of the amperage until it gets moving.

svharter · 11-05-2015, 08:11 AM

Thanks for the feedback, I ended up running everything back to the battery.
The whole dash is apart anyway. No sense taking any chances on radio interference.

RibbedGiraffe · 11-05-2015, 11:22 AM

Grounding to the frame would have been more than adequate if you clean the surfaces properly. It never hurts to run the wires to the battery (As long as they are properly routed, pass through holes have grommets and wires are suspended properly).

11-02-2015, 11:30 AM	#1
svharter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 6	Ground Wire 1990 Marathon. Currently the Radio & front lights are grounded to a bolt under the dash. I’m in the process of replacing some of the old poorly done wiring. Question - Should the ground be run back to the battery? Any potential issues leaving it the way it is. Thanks Scott
svharter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 6

11-02-2015, 07:37 PM	#2
Diceman1530 Getting Wild Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New Jersey Posts: 91	Re: Ground Wire Can't go wrong going back to the battery.best possible way of doing it.

11-04-2015, 06:21 PM	#4
Abudman Not Yet Wild Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 18	Re: Ground Wire I also have the radio grounded to the body of the cart. The only weird thing is that the radio will turn off and back on when I press the gas to get going. I assume that since this is an old battery that the generator is stealing all of the amperage until it gets moving.

11-05-2015, 08:11 AM	#5
svharter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 6	Re: Ground Wire Thanks for the feedback, I ended up running everything back to the battery. The whole dash is apart anyway. No sense taking any chances on radio interference.
svharter Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 6

11-05-2015, 11:22 AM	#6
RibbedGiraffe Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washington Posts: 57	Re: Ground Wire Grounding to the frame would have been more than adequate if you clean the surfaces properly. It never hurts to run the wires to the battery (As long as they are properly routed, pass through holes have grommets and wires are suspended properly).

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