[DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a battery ground?

[Ken Green]

There are a lot of ground buses available and I've seen them with up to 12 positions.  I guess the only question if a ground buss, or stacking ring terminals is better?  But weird things can happen when current is traveling through a plate it can become a sort of antenna.  I'm not sure how much that matters.
 
The instructions for the FAST XFI efi system I bought says that the most common problem is the ground, and they want you to run a dedicated wire to the battery, and keep it away from other wires.  They don't seem to care as much about the +12V signal.
 
I think I'll look for a stepped stud like Mike found.
 
Ken

From: B Hower <b.hower3400 at yahoo.com>
To: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com>; Robert Fluty <bobfluty at att.net>; Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Pantera List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a battery ground?

Ken,

Have you considered a brass plate fastened to the rod on the inside of bulkhead? This could allow you to tap various size holes, thus matching the ring lugs you choose to use for the different wire sizes you use. Also you would not have stacked ring lugs. Just a thought.

Bud #3400--- On Sun, 2/19/12, Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:

>From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a battery ground?
>To: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com>, "Robert Fluty" <bobfluty at att.net>
>Cc: "Pantera List Serve" <detomaso at realbig.com>
>Date: Sunday, February 19, 2012, 4:35 PM
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>Guys,     I appreciate the suggestions, but what I really want it a smaller threaded stud on the inside.  I know I can just buy a short stud and sandwich the bulkhead between a couple nut, but then I have to use BIG ring terminals on the all the ground wires.  I just thought it would be cleaner to be able to use small ring terminals.     If I can't get what I want, I'll just make something.  I think this would provide a really good ground point since the battery ground cable will be attached to the opposite end. kenFrom: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>To: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com> Cc: Pantera List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:34 PMSubject: Re: [DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for a battery ground?You can buy a piece of threaded copper rod,  few flat washers, nuts andmaybe some rubber washers (just to keep it from squeaking) and make itfairly
 easily.MichaelOn Feb 19, 2012 4:27 PM, "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com> wrote:> I'd like to find a stud, lug, or whatever that I can run through the front> bulkhead for the battery ground cable, but also as a new ground for all the> ground wires under the dash.  I can think of a stud with a shoulder near> the center and one large threaded end for the battery cable and a smaller> opposite threaded end to leave exposed under the dash for the ground wires.>> Does anyone know of something like this?>> Thanks,>> ken> _______________________________________________>> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA>> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/>> DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso>_______________________________________________Detomaso Forum Managed by POCAArchive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/DeTomaso mailing
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