Grounding question - Fuel tank and light/blower
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Topic: Grounding question - Fuel tank and light/blower
Posted By: robdubbleu
Subject: Grounding question - Fuel tank and light/blower
Date Posted: November-14-2020 at 1:08pm
Could somebody weigh in and make sure I'm not doing something stupid, please?  For grounding the fuel tank (and fuel fill plate), can I run a grounding wire directly from the tab on the fuel tank to the engine block? I have the fuel fill plate already grounded to the fuel tank. Then, can I use the ground wire that goes to the gauges to ground both the stern light and the blower fan? In my head this makes sense but I'm by no means an electrical engineer and considering fuel is involved, I want to be 100% sure I'm doing everything safely. Thanks! ------------- 1976 Ski Nautique (PCM 351) - Currently under major renovation: floor, carpet, interior, gel coat, engine overhaul - ALMOST DONE! |
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: November-14-2020 at 1:16pm
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Rob, The engine is the basic ground via the negative battery connection. As long as you find a good clean connection point (bolt) on the engine, I feel it's the best place to start. Everything under the aft deck can use the same ground via "daisy chaining" as long as the wire gauge is heavy enough to handle the load. I'd run the ground from the block aft end to everything. 14ga. should handle the load. The bilge blower is the bigest load. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: robdubbleu
Date Posted: November-14-2020 at 1:34pm
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Thanks Pete! So one good wire from the block to the back of the boat to ground the fuel tank, light, and blower? Easy enough. ------------- 1976 Ski Nautique (PCM 351) - Currently under major renovation: floor, carpet, interior, gel coat, engine overhaul - ALMOST DONE! |