When hookin up an amplifier...

bassman3 Gold Member Username: Dustin3 Tigard, Or U.S. Post Number: 1305 Registered: Oct-05	Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006 - 20:01 GMT when u ground it, do u usually use somthin to hold it down to the bare metal?? and wut are the gray wires? they are pos and neg somthin, because they have a red and black tape on them... wut is this and where does it go?
Jaron Irvin New member Username: Jirvin_82 Post Number: 2 Registered: May-06	Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 05:44 GMT Drill a hole and use a bolt and nut to hold your ground cable to bear metal. I have never seen an amp with gray wires. Are they coming out of the amp?
bassman3 Gold Member Username: Dustin3 Tigard, Or U.S. Post Number: 1329 Registered: Oct-05	Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 05:47 GMT I got the prob. fixed. wouldnt it be bad to pinch the ground wire like that?
Brandon Gold Member Username: Theelfkeeper Stockbridge, GA USA Post Number: 2274 Registered: Feb-05	Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 19:16 GMT it can be bad to pinch any wire. that can create a voltage drop and cause problems.
B Gold Member Username: B101 Queen City, NC USA Post Number: 2980 Registered: Sep-05	Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 20:08 GMT ground is the wire u least have to worry about.. so u dont even need insulation on your ground wire, unless u are runing it side by side with positive... I would'nt worry too much about pinchin the ground, but I would worry ALOT about pinchin any other wire...