JasonJones

Sold this gentleman my Mechman alt and the interaction has been nothing but pleasant. No jerking around ect. Would sell to him again anyday!

Figure I'll inquire here in the thread and if I'm not interested maybe it'll help someone else decide if they want it. Do you have any T/S on this?

Looks loud! Girl looked straight up mad... Or she was poopin' idk which.

asshole lol Lol, didn't know it was a live code, just used it for the android. I just lol'd so hard

Nice. The girls are nice too!

Looks real good! Wish my girlfriend had an SUV/crossover so I could do a T-line.

Exactly. The way I read your previous post was that any ground is good as long as it reads as a good ground. Some people may interpret this in the way that if the reading from their DMM is an acceptable value then they're ok, but that's simply not true. The way I've always done it in applications where additional batteries are used is to first do the big 3, then run from front battery negative to rear battery negative, ground the rear battery to the frame of the vehicle in which then shares the same ground as the front battery due to the big 3, then ground ALL amps off the batteries in the rear. My main point is to not ground a battery directly to the frame then out of lazyness ground a 4channel or something to that likeness to a "good" ground say a tower strut, or rear seat bolt. But then again everyone should understand that grounding to OEM bolt locations can sometimes be poor because the terminal won't get true contact. I go by the golden rule of making my own grounding points and avoiding OEM where possible. Because of course it could read as a good point but the minute you try to thread that bolt through it may either loosen or bounce around and get poor contact.

Not saying you're a "noob" but comparing factory grounds to a ground that would complete a multi-thousand watt circuit isn't a very good example. With my statement of grouping grounds or at least having them share the same point of contact is in reference to avoiding a differential in ground paths. Your statement of using a DMM is definitely the best method but never the less you can still get a "good" ground on two different points of conact and still create a loop. Again not undermining your particular application but just saying to rather be safe than sorry right?

It's not the best idea, but if you must then yes. If you can group your grounds together into one location then that is best.

Another thing to add is if you are shooting a demo or a vehicle is to map out your plan of attack. AKA don't go hustling from the front of the car to the back then back to the front if you plan it out everything comes out much cleaner cuz the viewer won't be getting bounced around constantly.

There are multiple threads related to your question. Try to search those for reference. In summary you want to ground to bare metal(no paint etc) on the frame of the vehicle not to the paneling of the vehicle because this could result in a poor ground. Running multiple grounds is a BAD idea if you planned on grounding to various points of the vehicle. This can create a ground point differential and could cause various issues(alternator whine the worst). If you ground multiple wires to the same frame then that is fine because it has shared potential. This is why people do the "Big 3" because everything essentially will have a common grounding point(the frame). I hope this helps, but if it doesn't like I said search the forums you'll find much more in depth answers.

Wareham Massachusetts

Edit nvm I just realized I need more than 20' length

Instead of turning this into a flame thread could a mod please lock it? I have gotten the input I needed. Spx, I appreciate your input but Mechman is a reputable company and I will take their opinion on this matter. Also, Matt, thank you for taking your time to respond to this.

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Curry College double major Criminal Justice and Psychology. Also studying/was about to take my MECP Advanced, however where as that job doesn't exist anymore who knows about actually taking Advanced lol

So a gentleman is telling me this is not a MechMan alt nor is it a 270. By picture can you please identify it for me?

Baron is the man. Very honest and follows through on what he says. Will definitely do business with him again

Well I live in Wareham but "The Gateway to Cape Cod" is close enough right? Lol

Oh shit son! A fellow bass head within a stones throw!

Yeah one of my friends had a single BTL 15" off a DC 2.0 and won first in beginner. I definitely could've taken some trophies but the build wasn't to my standards so I wouldn't have brought it out.

Nah never had a Cherokee and never actually attended a show! Was way to embarrassed to put it next to the big boys >.> with my upcoming build in the new truck I'll definitely be attending shows!

Bump! I need moar friends!

Holy piss that looks loud. To pic up flex on the inside of the windshield... I like that voltmeter where'd ya get it!? And do you have more vids?

Damn... I have my quad bracket and four alternators on order for the new truck so I have done ZERO wiring... Once the truck is up and bumping I'd definitely take the drive.