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Ground and Positive Locations - Question

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by iJDub, Jan 20, 2014.

  1. Jan 20, 2014 at 4:58 PM
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    iJDub

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    Is there anything bad about grounding an LED device near the device itself (i.e. in the bed area) and then running the power from a relay in the engine bay? Should I run the ground all the way back to the engine bay? Does it matter?
     
    iJDub, Jan 20, 2014
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  2. Jan 20, 2014 at 8:00 PM
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    Black Pipe

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    No need to run the ground all the way from the battery with that light of a current, grind a little paint off the frame and mount with a small ring lug, or find an existing ground location and just use that.
     
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