dilley
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 06:35 PM |
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earth points
I have almst completed my wiring, all earth wires on my busa loom seem to be connected to one main earth wire running through the loom, rather than
extend all these earth cables back to the main can I just earth to chassis? I can have 2 main chassis earth points, I would feel a lot happier having
the regulator/rectifier earthed to chassis as close as possible.. what do you think?
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adithorp
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 06:41 PM |
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Yes, shouldn't be a problem. Make sure to put a main large earth lead from the battery to both the chassis and the engine.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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dilley
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 06:43 PM |
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I understnd the battery to chassis earth, does it really need one to the engine when it is solid mounted to the chassis? my battery is about 2 meters
in cable from my engine..
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spiderman01980
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 06:44 PM |
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yeah that should be ok! ones the battery is earthed to the chassis, the whole chassis becomes an earth!
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adithorp
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 06:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dilley
I understnd the battery to chassis earth, does it really need one to the engine when it is solid mounted to the chassis? my battery is about 2 meters
in cable from my engine..
Shouldn't be needed then but any paint etc at the mounting points will be a problem. Get around that by attaching an earth strap between the
engine and a good chassis earth.
adrian
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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omega0684
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 07:20 PM |
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your engine is bolted direct to the chassis with no rubber mounts to absorb vibration from the engine? i bet your teeth are going to chatter a bit?
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 07:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
your engine is bolted direct to the chassis with no rubber mounts to absorb vibration from the engine? i bet your teeth are going to chatter a bit?
Beat me to it! 
I was always told that it is good practice to have a seperate earth from engine block to chassis anyhow just to be sure.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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ReMan
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| posted on 26/10/10 at 09:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
your engine is bolted direct to the chassis with no rubber mounts to absorb vibration from the engine? i bet your teeth are going to chatter a bit?
er Yes, but we prefer to call it feedback
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Davey D
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 08:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
your engine is bolted direct to the chassis with no rubber mounts to absorb vibration from the engine? i bet your teeth are going to chatter a bit?
Arent all BECs setup using a solid mounting from engine to chassis?
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ReMan
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| posted on 27/10/10 at 12:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Davey D
quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
your engine is bolted direct to the chassis with no rubber mounts to absorb vibration from the engine? i bet your teeth are going to chatter a bit?
Arent all BECs setup using a solid mounting from engine to chassis?
Yes most
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