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Old 08-20-2002, 08:20 AM
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Why do electrical connections need to be grounded?
And what can happen to a circuit if it isnt grounded properly?

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Old 08-20-2002, 01:54 PM
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ok... in automotive applications, ground has a negative polarity. electrical devices need to be grounded to complete the circuit path so that the electrical device works.
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Thanks bro!
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yea..like black said....you need a complete circuit. what goes in the device, must come out.

if the ground connection is bad, that messes up the flow.

its like a group of your homeboys, you guys puff puff pass...but someone one guy puff puff and holds. hes the bad ground connection messing up the flow of evreything else.

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Originally posted by WiLL
yea..like black said....you need a complete circuit. what goes in the device, must come out.

if the ground connection is bad, that messes up the flow.

its like a group of your homeboys, you guys puff puff pass...but someone one guy puff puff and holds. hes the bad ground connection messing up the flow of evreything else.

that's a pretty good analogy... i hate it when mofo's **** up the rotation
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