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

[Steve Hawkins]

I installed a Accel system on mine and they wanted the +12v connected
straight to the battery.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Ken Green
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 6:39 PM
To: B Hower; michael at michaelshortt.com; Robert Fluty
Cc: Pantera List Serve
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A lug (right name?) through the front bulkhead for
abattery ground?


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
>
>
>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>
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