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- landyacht318ExplorerStranded wire under a set screw?
No thanks. Just another point for failure and corrosion. - MEXICOWANDERERExplorerWith an extended frame pickup and long long 5th wheel a major ground bond can consume a lot of wire. A TTMA lift gate power connection and six feet of 1/O Wire can do the job. Saw a nice (F-550?) Ford last week that had dual alternators. The owner said he has seen a charging rate many times of 150 amperes from the truck. It was a buck's up rig with AGM batteries.
I bolt and solder frame clamps such as this. No lead solder right to the steel frame. This is a new model of clamp that may have multi-uses.
A source of inexpensive welding cable eludes me. - Shadow_CatcherExplorerI have nothing grounded to the frame, everything has ground wires.
- RoyBExplorer III like that as well. Will still need some good self-tap bolts going into the frame with star washers to make sure the assy is at good ground.
I stock on these frame ground kits from PEPBOYS when I got a battery project going that comes with drill and tap. They use self-tap large screw heads that have the built-in star washers under the heads after you drill the hole in the frame. Like they use on automotive grounds...
Those last a long time for me after I install just one 2AWG or 4AWG ring terminal cable end.
Roy Ken
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