Ground wire upgrade
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Laughing Gas
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Ground wire upgrade
Just curious if anybody here has ever upgraded to heavy gauge wire from the braided and small gauge ground wires that came from the factory on our trucks?
Like to hear your experiences with it.
Like to hear your experiences with it.
Post Fiend
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Waterloo, Iowa
Good idea, the auto manufacturers treat copper as a precious metal, the cables are adequate when new but just barely, with the road grime and salt brine and atmospheric pollution, it doesn't take that long to cause trouble. Neglected grounds and connections cause LOTS of problems. They even used dissimilar metals in the past in some battery cables and between ground connections. Better cables, better connections better routing, means longer lived alternators and voltage regulators, and batteries.
Fleet Owner
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From: Easton,Ks
Our OBS and Brick Nose PU trucks do not use the so called braided ground strap (cable or wire) for the electrical system.
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Laughing Gas
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I decided to try this kit out, kind of pricey, but sounds like quality parts.
https://ceautoelectricsupply.com/pro...ost-batteries/
https://ceautoelectricsupply.com/pro...ost-batteries/
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