What does it mean to ground a wire

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Aug 6, 2006 | 08:19 AM

rjpbboi

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What does it mean to ground a wire

What does it mean to ground a wire, and how is it done?

Aug 6, 2006 | 11:42 AM

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The wire is connected to the body or engine or some other grounded metal part of the car.

Aug 8, 2006 | 09:18 PM

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ground = negitive current (-) usually black coated wires are grounds

Aug 8, 2006 | 09:46 PM

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AC or DC have both a positive and negative in order for man made components to work. A ground is basically the negative terminal which completes a circuit. In a vehicle, everything operates on 12 volts which consists of a positive and a negative. Like other have stated a good ground is either the frame, or any piece of metal that is properly grounded via the negative battery terminal.