The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XVV

Leingod · 11-13-2015, 03:17 PM

Black wire (ground), does it need that o-ring adapter to attach to a bolt? Or can I just twist the end and hope it holds behind a random bolt somewhere if i tighten the bolt down?

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Black wire (ground), does it need that o-ring adapter to attach to a bolt? Or can I just twist the end and hope it holds behind a random bolt somewhere if i tighten the bolt down?

no need for the ring terminal. you can just wrap the bare wire around a bolt and screw it down. it just needs to make full contact to a good ground.

Leingod · 11-13-2015, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

no need for the ring terminal. you can just wrap it around a bolt and screw it down. it just needs to make full contact.

Cool. This sounds way easier now

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 03:21 PM

if you're unsure if the bolt is a clean ground or not, u can use your voltmeter and touch one prong to a known ground (like a bolt for your clutch pedal assembly or any big metal bracket under the dash) and touch the other prong to your candidate bolt. if the volt drops to "0 volts" you got a clean ground.

Leingod · 11-13-2015, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

if you're unsure if the bolt is a clean ground or not, u can use your voltmeter and touch one prong to a known ground (like a bolt for your clutch pedal assembly or any big metal bracket under the dash) and touch the other prong to your candidate bolt. if the volt drops to "0 volts" you got a clean ground.

never owned or used a voltometer. Hopefully I can just find a bolt under the dash near the fuse box that just holds 2 parts of plastic together or something.

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

never owned or used a voltometer. Hopefully I can just find a bolt under the dash near the fuse box that just holds 2 parts of plastic together or something.

humm... you want to find a bolt that holds 2 parts of metal together. most of the larger brackets behind the dash is grounded though, but some are cleaner ground than others. clean ground will show "0 volts".. not so clean will fluctuate between 0 to like 2V.

amazon sells a super cheap voltmeter which works fine. you might want to get one for this and future use. pretty handy stuff to have.

Volmate Digital LCD Voltmeter Ammeter Ohmmeter Multimeter Volt AC DC Tester Meter - - Amazon.com

Leingod · 11-13-2015, 04:05 PM

Alright, ordered it. What's the dial for? Specific volts obviously, but which and why?

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Alright, ordered it. What's the dial for? Specific volts obviously, but which and why?

yah, it's a multi-meter so you can use it as a volt meter, ohm meter, etc.

u would turn the dial to exactly where that picture shows V "20"
that means its in the voltmeter mode, reading 0 to 20V.

- Or you can chose the o))) icon which I believe is the continuity test mode where it makes a beep sound when it detects continuity.

other example you can use V "2" for 0-2V range to check your AA battery charge wat not.

or if you want to figure out your resistor value, chose the ohm mode, etc.

Leingod · 11-13-2015, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yah, it's a multi-meter so you can use it as a volt meter, ohm meter, etc.

u would turn the dial to exactly where that picture shows V "20"
that means its in the voltmeter mode, reading 0 to 20V.

- Or you can chose the o))) icon which I believe is the continuity test mode where it makes a beep sound when it detects continuity.

other example you can use V "2" for 0-2V range to check your AA battery charge wat not.

or if you want to figure out your resistor value, chose the ohm mode, etc.

Way simpler with a Kernchan around. I really appreciate all the help. Thank you. Next shipment of olvie oil i get, i'll send you a few bottles.

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 04:25 PM

JARblue · 11-13-2015, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Leingod

Way simpler with a Kernchan around.

Except when you need real pictures and not just photoshops

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Except when you need real pictures and not just photoshops

onzedge · 11-13-2015, 05:20 PM

New plates...

kenchan · 11-13-2015, 05:22 PM

onzedge · 11-13-2015, 05:24 PM

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Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Alright, ordered it. What's the dial for? Specific volts obviously, but which and why? __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR

11-13-2015, 05:20 PM	#7663 (permalink)
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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	if you're unsure if the bolt is a clean ground or not, u can use your voltmeter and touch one prong to a known ground (like a bolt for your clutch pedal assembly or any big metal bracket under the dash) and touch the other prong to your candidate bolt. if the volt drops to "0 volts" you got a clean ground.

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