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<blockquote data-quote="InSaneFisherMan" data-source="post: 499480" data-attributes="member: 26281"><p>Off topic but, there is a difference between earth ground, chassis ground, and common ground. The schematic symbols are different for each and for some reason the earth ground symbol seems to be the standard.</p><p></p><p>From my experience, Small tins (outboard motors) are usually wired as a common ground (-) battery and not wired directly to the hull (chassis ground).</p><p></p><p>A small tin hull is normally only at earth ground potential when in the water. The (-) terminal of a starting battery will be at earth ground potential when the motor is in the water or through its mounting hardware from the hull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InSaneFisherMan, post: 499480, member: 26281"] Off topic but, there is a difference between earth ground, chassis ground, and common ground. The schematic symbols are different for each and for some reason the earth ground symbol seems to be the standard. From my experience, Small tins (outboard motors) are usually wired as a common ground (-) battery and not wired directly to the hull (chassis ground). A small tin hull is normally only at earth ground potential when in the water. The (-) terminal of a starting battery will be at earth ground potential when the motor is in the water or through its mounting hardware from the hull. [/QUOTE]
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