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    1. #1
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      Aug 2007
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      Vintage Air wiring

      Im wiring up my Vintage Air Gen IV and am wondering if anyone wired the white wires to a chassis ground or does it HAVE to go to the battery ground. I have a remote mount battery and chassis ground would make it soo much easier.

      Chris

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    2. #2
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      Oct 2004
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      Chris, I have installed 3 VA systems so far and they are pretty specific about using the battery post as a ground for the white wires. The electronics on the GenIV systems are sensitive and need battery ground for some reason. I had problems with the blower speed controller when it was grounded to chassis. Use battery.
      Evan Q.

    3. #3
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      you could consider running the bat Negitive up to the firewall and ground it to the Negitive there...
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    4. #4
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      I just had a problem with that. If you disconnect your battery like I do the system goes nuts looking for a ground even when off and the blower comes on until the batter is dead then the whole system has a fit.
      They way over complicated the ac wiring.

    5. #5
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      I've wired many VA Gen IV kits. Never once have I connected the main grounds to the battery. I also cut the power side of the harness up -- and wire it to the power block.

      I think VA does that to avoid having to hold folks' hands that don't understand how properly ground a vehicle.

      Having said that, if you have electrical or electronic glitches, and you call VA for support: guess what question they'll ask first?
      John Parsons

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    6. #6
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      Find a place where you would like to ground it and use a meter to check for resistance. That is the only logical reason to connect to the battery directly. Maybe the systems react weird with negative resistance ???
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