tonyg
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Hi,
The neverending grounding confusion... Sorry if this was asked before, I searched but couldn't find a fitting answer.
Looking to finalise the grounding of my system, Wiring Unlimited by Victron says to ground closer to the battery negative - makes sense. Here is the schematics they attach in the guide as an example:
![Screenshot_20220725_224014_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_361245707416230.jpg Screenshot_20220725_224014_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_361245707416230.jpg](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/104/104103-9e01314577ae5f82c6edd6e25d041bde.jpg)
Then, I found a guide on this website, called "Grounding basics: stationary systems".
There is says not to ground between the BMS and the battery negative, so I don't be able to mimic Victron's guide from above since I have a daily BMS attached to 16 LifePo4 cells.
Here is the relevant screenshot:
![Screenshot_20220725_230630_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_360382019115321.jpg Screenshot_20220725_230630_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_360382019115321.jpg](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/104/104104-f437e1493014e8617e468cbe94c041dc.jpg)
I don't fully understand the points 1) and 2) above, but I don't want to be doing something silly.
Any thoughts or if you could explain a bit more I'd be extremely grateful.
The neverending grounding confusion... Sorry if this was asked before, I searched but couldn't find a fitting answer.
Looking to finalise the grounding of my system, Wiring Unlimited by Victron says to ground closer to the battery negative - makes sense. Here is the schematics they attach in the guide as an example:
![Screenshot_20220725_224014_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_361245707416230.jpg Screenshot_20220725_224014_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_361245707416230.jpg](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/104/104103-9e01314577ae5f82c6edd6e25d041bde.jpg)
Then, I found a guide on this website, called "Grounding basics: stationary systems".
There is says not to ground between the BMS and the battery negative, so I don't be able to mimic Victron's guide from above since I have a daily BMS attached to 16 LifePo4 cells.
Here is the relevant screenshot:
![Screenshot_20220725_230630_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_360382019115321.jpg Screenshot_20220725_230630_com.google.android.apps.docs_edit_360382019115321.jpg](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/104/104104-f437e1493014e8617e468cbe94c041dc.jpg)
I don't fully understand the points 1) and 2) above, but I don't want to be doing something silly.
Any thoughts or if you could explain a bit more I'd be extremely grateful.
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