Grounding amplifier in RX-8
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Grounding amplifier in RX-8
Okay so Im having a little trouble with grounding my amp to my car.. i cant get it to power on. where do most people ground there amp in there rx8 trunk?
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Although obviously some extra work for a trunk mounted amp, the best audio ground is the negative battery terminal. The same goes for vehicles as home audio, you want 'true Earth' ground and not 'chassis' ground to preclude RF interference. A specialty grounding kit includes a direct battery ground, so ....
But again this is a good deal of extra work, especially if you're not an audiophile (and vehicles aren't prime listening environments anyway) so as already cited the next best is the factory grounding stud trunk-driver's side. Do make sure it is clean of paint or any other coating. You must have bare metal.
But again this is a good deal of extra work, especially if you're not an audiophile (and vehicles aren't prime listening environments anyway) so as already cited the next best is the factory grounding stud trunk-driver's side. Do make sure it is clean of paint or any other coating. You must have bare metal.
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over thinking a simple ground location. could just upsize the battery to chassis ground. I am running ~700watt rms @4 ohms to that ground location with no issue. You may get a little more power out of it but not really worth the effort. (amp is a 1400 watt amp @2 ohms)
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