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Old 03-02-2017, 08:23 PM
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In back of buggy got battery good ground from battery to swing arm cage. Then from cage, made good ground to rest of frame. From my control panel up front running pos. To battery. For ground, should I run to battery, or just ground on frame? Heard different stories if better, or don't matter.
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Old 03-03-2017, 10:53 AM
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I like to do a single heavy ground from battery to frame, then everything else that needs ground goes to a frame lug. Eliminates a lot of long wires leading from front to back.
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Old 03-04-2017, 01:57 PM
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As long as you have a good ground from the battery to the main frame. There is no reason to run a long ground lead. It is just something to get pinched/damaged. The main thing is that you never want to ground through the swing arm pivots.
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Old 03-07-2017, 07:47 PM
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its personal preference, some buggys sit outside, some buggies go threw mud and water, and that's how the corrosion starts on ground connectors. I personally ran all fresh new ground wiring on my buggy.
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