To test whether or not the car electronic has a ground, the simplest thing to do is to contact a metal to it. But to be sure, a multimeter is highly recommended. Here are few simple steps that will help you test the ground of your car electronics:
· Locate where the ground is present. A plain metal or an unpainted bold can be used to attach and there you can determine whether there is a ground on a particular location.
· Set your multimeter to DC, have the red wire contacted to the battery’s positive terminal and the black wire to point the location where ground is suspected to have a ground. If the multimeter read between 10 – 12.5 volts, then this means that your car electronic has a good connection.
· You should also examine the electronic device’s hot wire. After locating the hot wire, simply connect it to the multimeter’s red wire and the black wire to the electronics’ ground point. As long as the reading is solid, the electronics come with a solid and reliable connection.
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The wire of the electronic device is another option. The wire can be only hot or continuously hot as long as the engine is functioning. Multiple lines that are hot are also possible because there are types of car stereos that are continuously running even when the car isn’t engaged.