Amp install question
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The ground bolt on the top of your triple tree on the left side works good and it is within the recommended distance from the amp, but it has thick paint on it, you will need to grind it down to metal before you use it. Sandpaper won't work, you'll be there all day, if you don't want to use that then you should use the battery terminal.
The ground bolt on the top of your triple tree on the left side works good and it is within the recommended distance from the amp, but it has thick paint on it, you will need to grind it down to metal before you use it. Sandpaper won't work, you'll be there all day, if you don't want to use that then you should use the battery terminal.
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It really isn't good idea to ground anything to the forks. The path back to the Battery is through the head bearings. That can be intermittent and/or pit the bearing. Amp power should really go straight to the Battery. My amp puts out 400 watts. That's a good bit of current in 8gauge wire.
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It really isn't good idea to ground anything to the forks. The path back to the Battery is through the head bearings. That can be intermittent and/or pit the bearing. Amp power should really go straight to the Battery. My amp puts out 400 watts. That's a good bit of current in 8gauge wire.
I was told by a professional installer not to carry the ground back to the battery, but instead ground up near the front of the frame. If you ground to the battery it will enhance alternator/generator noise in the amp. By grounding to the frame you are using the mass of the frame as a buffer for the charging noise.
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