Thread: Intermittent Complete 12V Power Loss / Ideas ?
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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Default Re: Intermittent Complete 12V Power Loss / Ideas ?
Originally Posted by VALKRYDERGUY
Autostick and yes....complete loss of power as if there was no battery in the car.
Batteries cause over half the problems with cars, can you try someone else's battery for a while. I think that possibly one of the posts may be loose where it attached to the inner buss bar.
I had a similar problem to you and it came down to a loose, or rather a not tight enough battery cable. But you have checked that and they are OK, are the cable terminals and posts shiny? when lead oxidizes it is a flat grayish color, it looks OK but is in fact insulated.
After that I would check the cables, there have been reports here that they cause problems when corrosion is inside the plastic insulation an not visible.

I suspect the problem lays in the battery or close to the battery, go to the grounds and particularly the power connections close to the battery.

The farther you get from the battery the less likely the chance of a total loss of power.
 
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