OK, so I've searched through various threads on here and haven't found a lot of references to this so I'm going to go out on a limb and risk looking like an idiot by asking the question here. Maybe someone in the future will be curious and it will help them, too...
The question is, when running the power wiring for your radio install, I know to run the power directly to the battery. My question is, as the title indicates, about the ground - do you run it directly to the battery as well or do you just ground it to the body somewhere close to the radio?
The reason I ask is because I was talking to a friend of mine about the install I'm about to do for my mobile rig and I mentioned that I was getting some red & black zip cable to run the power and he asked why in the world I'd run the ground up to the battery when "all you gotta do is find a bolt somewhere, loosen it, stick the ground wire under it and tighten down". I said I thought I had read about noise, etc., from grounding improperly and he looked at me like I was crazy. So, if I'm crazy then tell me! Otherwise I plan to run it to the battery.
Am I right or wrong?
The question is, when running the power wiring for your radio install, I know to run the power directly to the battery. My question is, as the title indicates, about the ground - do you run it directly to the battery as well or do you just ground it to the body somewhere close to the radio?
The reason I ask is because I was talking to a friend of mine about the install I'm about to do for my mobile rig and I mentioned that I was getting some red & black zip cable to run the power and he asked why in the world I'd run the ground up to the battery when "all you gotta do is find a bolt somewhere, loosen it, stick the ground wire under it and tighten down". I said I thought I had read about noise, etc., from grounding improperly and he looked at me like I was crazy. So, if I'm crazy then tell me! Otherwise I plan to run it to the battery.
Am I right or wrong?