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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: MuddyMachine on December 31, 2005, 17:17:26

Title: Electrics
Post by: MuddyMachine on December 31, 2005, 17:17:26

Can some one help me please  :?:

I hate electrics, yesterday when I pushed the front washer jet botton it paused my CD player, this morning when i turn the lights on it paused my CD player and turned the clock off. I get in tonight and i have no lights at all,were talking headlights indicator hazards interior, I have no clock and the stereo wont work.

Whats gone wrong, any Ideas where to start. Ive had a quick look at the fuses and they seem ok. I will have another look when tomorrow when its light

Cheers

Title: Electrics
Post by: PUX on December 31, 2005, 18:56:53

Baz check for a dodgy earth that could be the problem they dont talke much to corrode

Title: Electrics
Post by: denviks on December 31, 2005, 19:21:20

i would go with that aswell.......sounds like a bad earth

Title: Electrics
Post by: petergalileo on December 31, 2005, 19:39:41

Sort out dodgy earth or start relabelling switches !  :lol:

Title: Electrics
Post by: Bulli on December 31, 2005, 19:46:39

If you have a manual i bet they all share a common earth. As everyone else said thats the most likely cause of the problem.

Title: Electrics
Post by: colintandy on December 31, 2005, 19:48:47

bad earth :D

Title: Electrics
Post by: bambamjj on December 31, 2005, 20:47:14

Agree with all above bad earth problems, In my younger days as a bit of a Know it all home mechanic, had problems with electrics on my old Cavalier, called RAC out and the guy said 'had the battery out have we'  Few more turns on the terminals job fixed :oops:

Title: Electrics
Post by: Pike on December 31, 2005, 21:55:56

electrics,dont talk to me about electrics,mine set on fire at Langdale Quest on sunday,dodgy original!!! stereo electrics,thing is,I had wife and kids in car and we couldnt get out due to being wedged in some ruts,oh and then my mates rangie blew up,but we still had a good day,we travelled home slightly charred and well done but ok!!!!!!!

Title: Electrics
Post by: MuddyMachine on January 05, 2006, 16:22:05

Update  :?

Fusable links OK. :shock:

Earths seem OK

If I have the engine running, put the stereo on all is good. If I add the heater then lights and then washer jets ect. the stero speakers cracle then eventually the stereo goes off. there is 12v at the bty.

With just the engine running ther is 14v at the alternator, turn on all the ancills this dropr to 12.8.

the fault only seems to happen as you use more batt power, I have checked the batt and it seems ok.

What can I do next :?: