Is this a proper way to test for proper ground?
Newbie here,
Is this a proper way to test for proper ground?
I have finall started my first install and want to make sure that it is properly powered and grounded. For power I used a scosche 6 ga amp wiring kit with inline fuse (fuse approx 1 foot from terminal) For my ground wire I used a 4 gauge wire. I had trouble picking a grounding point in my 2005 legacy i. I settled on a strut bolt in the trunk of the vehicle. Before attaching the wire i cleaned the area down to bare metal. I also cleaned the bottom of the nut to clean metal. The ground was then connected.
Before i could check the ground i had to do some internet research as i am no electrical genius. I checked the ground by using a digital multi meter set to ohms. I put it in the 200 position and touched the leads togeter for a reading of 0. I then got a and tested an 8 ft section of 10 ga (red lead to one end and black to the other) wire for a resitance reading of .6. This wire will be used to create a jumper from the battery ground wire to the trunk. I disconnected the negative battery tereminal wire and ran the 10 ga which was connected to the vehicle ground wire to the trunk. I then used the digital multi meter with one lead attached to the jumpered vehicle ground an the other lead attached to the newly installed 4 ga trunk ground. I got a reading of .09. From what i have read you should subtract the resistance of the jumper from the trunk ground which would be a reading of .3
Does this make sense or am i way off base here?
Is that a good reading?