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Is my starter battery negative also a ground point?

Sorry not sure this is the best place for this question but I'm aetting up my all victron house battery system and I noticed all tutorials always look gor the so hard to reach at times manufactur provided ground and share a common ground with the vehicle...


Wouldn't it just be easier to use the starter batterys negative terminal as my ground? As it is already connected to the vehicle Chasis. (I presume so in my Ford Transit Van)

And if ssois there any technical difference? Is it a problem for ground to travel through the car syste?

Any help would be appreciated.

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Paul B answered ·

On a vehicle yes you can use the negative as the ground. As it's attached to the cars body.

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Sorry if dumb question but how can a caravan be grounded when the vehicle is disconnected from the vehicle?
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