Ground question

I am wiring a light from a boat to use as a temporary cargo light when needed. I ran 12 V power from the fuse box, using an add-a-circuit, to the storage box in the bed. I am looking for a convenient place to run a ground from near the front of the bed. (I attached a magnet to the light and will just stick it on the back of the cab when needed.)

I want to use a chassis ground and saw a couple of wires grounded to a bolt in the frame - see photo. Is there any reason I should not just use a tap splice (sometimes known as Scotch clips) to connect my wire to one of the ones already grounded at the bolt? I mean, they are both grounding to the frame that way.

Thanks,

Crawdad

 

I hate those scotch locks.
They cut into ur wire giving a place for corrosion to start and usually break the wire when u take them off.
It will take u what 2 min more to use a ring terminal and take the bolt loose?

 

But yes using the bolt should work fine.

 

Yeah, I tried to find a ring terminal with a small enough ga to match my wire, yet large enough to fit the bolt, but so far no luck. I suppose I could double up the end of the wire and crimp on that...

 

Yup. Also use plenty of zipties to keep everything in place. I follow the factory loom whenever I run new lines.

 

Strip it long, Double it up.
Solder on ring terminal.
Or sometimes I buy the ring terminal without the plastic crap or peel the plastic off and use heat shrink