Dumb electrical question
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JKmotorsports
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Depends. It can always be used as a ground connection. But is it the best grounding point for everything? No.
greengumby
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it's not so dumb question as you think you would be amazed on how many people think the neg terminal would be the best place 
GTO2050
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Using only the battery as ground can lead to a "ground loop" for feedback. It's best to use tha frame close to the installation or a grounding point.
The reason i ask is that i have an optima battery with side and top posts. I plan on installing HID's in lows, highs and fogs this weekend. I also need to hook up my halo's in my headlight and fog housings. So, i need lots of power and ground wires. I bought some marine type battery terminals that i thought would be handy for the install so that all my wires run to the same location. Can i do this or should i just run seperate ground wires to the nearest ground location for each wire?
JKmotorsports
tahoeyukonforum.com
I agree. If u don't know, u don't know. That's why this forum is great. Ask and you'll get an answer
Directly to your batt is ok. Don't forget to fuse your power wire.
What happens if i don't fuse the power wires? Also not sure how to go about doing this. I'll have a total of 11 power wires...6 halo's, 2 led's and 3 ballasts. Do i splice all the power wires together and then fuse to the battery? Also, how big of a fuse?
On second thought, i think the power wires to the ballasts already have a fuse...maybe just splice into the ballast wire for the halo's and led's?
On second thought, i think the power wires to the ballasts already have a fuse...maybe just splice into the ballast wire for the halo's and led's?
