rgidda

i was told that if i upgrade my grounds (i.e. the gound from the battery terminal to the chassis) it would increase the voltage going to my amp. Is this true? (upgrade to 0 guage wire)

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imported_loudsubz

yes it will but not by much

it helps flow more electrons

rgidda

do u know if there be any voltage increase? (i.e 05v?)

Whiplash

doubtful there'd be any significant increase..

0?? shyt, i'd say 2 maximum is all you'd need..and if it was me i'd replace all my grounds anyway..

imported_gatherer

there will be no voltage increase...

there will be no current increase (thats measurable)

period... electronics theory dictates this it's the way the electrons work...

what it will do is stop the wires from acting as a fuse and burning out should you draw too much current...

scarlemthug

Upgrade the wire from the alt positive to the battery positive, battery negative to chassis and alt to chassis all with the same wire you have running to your system.

rgidda

thanks for all the input guys, very helpful

imported_loudsubz

your right jay, no current drop thats measureable, but there will be voltage drop

at idle... not likely

but when the amps under full load if you have a small 16 awg wire there, there is going to be voltage drop at the amp

dont belive me, look it up

imported_gatherer

V=IxR

is if the voltage changes one of the 2 other factors are changing most likely current... under full load amps ussually demand (depends on size and power rating of amp) more current then 16 gauge can provide... so whats happening? well the wire is heating up for one... wither the wiring heating up the resistance goes up ... and higher resistance less current ... and with the change in the current and resistance of the whole system the voltage drops... it's all related and easy to explain....

remember I have 4 diplomas in electronics and computers... hell I have a 3 month class on ohm's law....

imported_loudsubz

thats all and good

but your basically saying what I said

imported_Torrey

I remember ohm's law.
Fun stuff.

rgidda

i double checked it, gatherer is right. good work guys!

imported_loudsubz

http://sl.wus0.com/quclk.go?rd=http:...voltage%20drop

DoubaD

good ol grade 11