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Old Sep 25, 2001 | 03:14 PM
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ground melting????

my ground is melting.... whats this mean????? anyone know whats im doin wrong??? I used some remote wire that was supplied in my kit as ground cuz I ran out of speaker wire... is this the prob?????
Old Sep 25, 2001 | 03:27 PM
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Re: ground melting????

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my ground is melting.... whats this mean????? anyone know whats im doin wrong??? I used some remote wire that was supplied in my kit as ground cuz I ran out of speaker wire... is this the prob?????
Are you grounding the amp?
Old Sep 25, 2001 | 04:56 PM
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yea its a 360 watt amp or sumthing like that(kicker zx460)... I used the bolt right at the trunk latch...
Old Sep 25, 2001 | 05:00 PM
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is it the same guage as power wire
Old Sep 25, 2001 | 05:55 PM
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Re: ground melting????

Originally posted by 1997 Maxima SE
my ground is melting.... whats this mean????? anyone know whats im doin wrong??? I used some remote wire that was supplied in my kit as ground cuz I ran out of speaker wire... is this the prob?????
If you got a kit, what happened to the ground wire?
Old Sep 25, 2001 | 06:07 PM
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i don't think the remote wire is thick enough. just go out and buy some wire to match the gauge on the power wire, it's not that expensive.
Old Sep 25, 2001 | 06:44 PM
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I got it now... thanks all... I got slapped in the head my one of my freinds cuz he thought I was stupid

(left half the kit at another freinds house after I was kicked out of the parking lot by his parents)
Old Sep 27, 2001 | 04:10 PM
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Old Sep 27, 2001 | 06:13 PM
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having a melting ground is definitly a BAD sign that something isint right.

always remmember: use the same gauge ground wire that you are using for your power. That kicker amp requires 8gauge power/ground wire, so use it!

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