[DML] Re: Teeny Tiny Ground wires
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[DML] Re: Teeny Tiny Ground wires



You are correct about the panels being grounded primaraly for radio
purposes. There is another underlying reason that you should maintain
the bonding and grounding of the S/S panels. In the event you have a
hot wire touch a panel it would electrify the panel and not blow any
fuses. By maintaining the bonding and grounding a shorted wire to a
panel would overload the circuit and blow a fuse. Now you would know
there was a problem and fix it. This is a little different from most
cars, this is never an issue on cars with panels directly mounted on a
conductive frame. The panels on a Delorean do not always contact a
ground (the frame) directly. In fact the bonding wires are undersized
for this. If you notice the wires are burnt, and not just corroded,
that could indicate a hot panel. The short answer is you should
maintain all the grounding wires on all the panels. There are a couple
on the "A" pillar near the top also.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx> wrote:
> Those links are primarily to keep the sheet metal parts from building 
> up a static charge. Disconnected, there's a slight chance that you'll 
> notice more incidence of getting static shocks when you touch the car 
> after being driven, and slightly more incidence of radio interference 
> (mostly on AM). 
> 
> My guess is that you wouldn't miss them. They are not used to carry 
> any real ground current (e.g. lighting systems). 
> 
> Dave Swingle
> 
>  --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "supermattthehero" <supermatty@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > In the process of cleaning up around my luggage compartment and
> > windshield headers, I keep finding these little tiny ground wires 
> that
> > are about as thick as a piece of string.  They are usually corroded
> > very badly when I find them and fall apart easily.  Is it necessary 
> to
> > replace these or are they just there for good measure?  One place in
> > particular I found a few is underneath the rubber strips on the 
> sides
> > of the luggage compartment.



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