[DML] Re: Teeny Tiny Ground wires

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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