AMP Ground Wire
#21
Just ground to where the battery is grounded to the frame. NVS has a great video on it. Get 12” 0awg cable and upgrade the battery ground while your there. That way you have 1 cable to your battery and the accessories are grounded to the bolt on the frame. Its not hard and its right there by the battery
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NorthWestern (09-30-2022)
#22
Just ground to where the battery is grounded to the frame. NVS has a great video on it. Get 12” 0awg cable and upgrade the battery ground while your there. That way you have 1 cable to your battery and the accessories are grounded to the bolt on the frame. Its not hard and its right there by the battery
#24
I was actually going to try that route but I have so much junk added to my system that most folks don't that I didn't really have room for them. I wound up just getting some zero gauge terminals and putting all my eight gauge wires into them and crimping them down. Not pretty but compact and reliable.
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yooperhog (09-28-2022)
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#28
Another issue that comes up is if several high current amps are grounded to the frame the factory battery strap could not handle the load and should be upgraded. As long as folks remember that I imagine everything would be fine, but if someone forgot to install a heavier gauge run from the battery to the frame I would think that it could easily be overloaded.
#29
Its like doing the big 3 in a car. Upgrade the cable. Its not meant for after market amps and all the accessories. Its 12” of cable. 2 bolts.
#30
Nothing on a stock bike draws more than 50 amps. The stock cables are designed to hold those loads. Aftermarket amps (especially multiple amps) can easily exceed those loads. Depending on the setup, I wouldn’t want 100 amp draw going through a cable spec’d for 50amps.