The Biggest Modern Motoring Myth!

Tuesday, April 28, 2015


The biggest myth of all times is Engine/Body Grounding - even for new Peugeot 308 owners are still talking about "grounding" .

Could someone please tell me how the add-on colorful grounding wire with 12mm. sq. copper strands inside can improve grounding while there are already physically connected by massive conductor through out engine, chassis and body?

The add-on grounding is simply redundant!

What the use of additional Grounding then?

Improve sparks? Not quite. Sparks carry a few milliAmps only. The high potential electrons can jump across the gaps. Wire size doesnt matter. The conductance/conductivity is not an issue. In fact the HT lead insulator resistivity is MORE important than the x-section area through which the electrons flow - to prevent sparking occur other than at the spark-plug gaps.

BTW do you all aware how many amperes the current flow to the starter windings to start the engine? Now compare between the summation of all current used to run the other electrical system in the car and the current drawn from the battery during starting.



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