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James · Oct 1st, 2006, 12:50 PM

Hi,
I just installed a Kenwood 627 dvd player, its all working fine however I am a bit worried I haven't earthed it properly. There was a wire with Earth written on it and a metal clip at the end which I didnt plug into anything. I also used Mikey's HK enabler, does this have a built in earth on it so i dont need to use the other wire from the head unit. If the head unit is working is there even any need to Earth it??
Thanks for any help,
Crammy

James · Oct 1st, 2006, 01:38 PM

soilsample · Oct 1st, 2006, 02:29 PM

If the wire is black and has a clip that is "C" shaped, it is a chassis ground wire and should be grounded to the chassis of the vehicle. On the MINI, the ground wires are brown.... you can probably locate a bundle of brown wires secured to the chassis and use that location.

Good luck
Donald

GBMINI · Oct 1st, 2006, 03:22 PM

There would be a negative in the harness and Mikeys wiring adaptor would have routed that correctly for you.

An "earth" clip might be to shield the chassis of the new HU and reduce interference - if the wires long enough to reach all the way to a metal part of the car that you can bolt it to, and you want to do it, then OK.
But connecting it to other wires won't do much good - not an effective interference shield.

If you can't hear any noise from other electrics turning on/off on the car, I'd ignore it.

James · Oct 1st, 2006, 04:54 PM

Awesome, thats just the reply I wanted...I wasn't looking forward to undoing it all again. Thanks a lot!

Oct 1st, 2006, 12:50 PM	#1
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 07:59 PM Posts: 1,006 Offline	Fitting a new head unit Hi, I just installed a Kenwood 627 dvd player, its all working fine however I am a bit worried I haven't earthed it properly. There was a wire with Earth written on it and a metal clip at the end which I didnt plug into anything. I also used Mikey's HK enabler, does this have a built in earth on it so i dont need to use the other wire from the head unit. If the head unit is working is there even any need to Earth it?? Thanks for any help, Crammy

Oct 1st, 2006, 01:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 07:59 PM Posts: 1,006 Offline	bump

Oct 1st, 2006, 03:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
GBMINI MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gloucester, MA, USA Local Time: 02:59 PM Posts: 7,598 Offline	There would be a negative in the harness and Mikeys wiring adaptor would have routed that correctly for you. An "earth" clip might be to shield the chassis of the new HU and reduce interference - if the wires long enough to reach all the way to a metal part of the car that you can bolt it to, and you want to do it, then OK. But connecting it to other wires won't do much good - not an effective interference shield. If you can't hear any noise from other electrics turning on/off on the car, I'd ignore it. Ian C. Gloucester, MA, USA (UK expat) driving GPMINI and Convertible GBMINI#6

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Oct 1st, 2006, 02:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
soilsample MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 06:59 PM Posts: 5 Offline	If the wire is black and has a clip that is "C" shaped, it is a chassis ground wire and should be grounded to the chassis of the vehicle. On the MINI, the ground wires are brown.... you can probably locate a bundle of brown wires secured to the chassis and use that location. Good luck Donald

Oct 1st, 2006, 04:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
James MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex Local Time: 07:59 PM Posts: 1,006 Offline	Awesome, thats just the reply I wanted...I wasn't looking forward to undoing it all again. Thanks a lot!

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