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Output will HAVE to be NTSC too, not PAL I've got one in my car and got a reverse camera hooked up to it.

The starting problem happened again... As soon as I turn key to ignition, a few dash lights went off, interior dome light went off and it seem like there's hardly any power to the starter motor. And that's after 15-20mins of driving (drove to a petrol station and turn car on after refuel). Then I realised, the "earth strap"? from the engine to chassis is snapped (might have accidentally snapped it while taking off turbo heat shield), then later on, I also realised my seat belt light on my dash is blown? So I think I'll try fixing those two problems tomorrow and see how I go lol...

That's the one lol, didn't think it was too hard to find...

Haha we had a good chat Didn't keep up with you at the lights because my petrol light was on haha

I went through the engine bay again today, I found another 2 earths, one on left fender, one on right fender. I cleaned them both, sanded it back and the car seems to be back to normal again... So I don't know lol What are those 2 earths for? I think the driver's side might be for headlights and something else. Guess I'll just have to see how it goes again.

Hey all, Not sure if this is the right section for this but I need to know where all my earth locations are in my R34 GTT's engine bay. Having some electrical issues, so I thought I'll try find all the grounds and clean them. Cheers

I do have one.. and I have tested my voltage in different conditions..

Hmmm... It all started when my battery went flat after leaving music on for a few hours. We jump started the car (something coulda possibly happened there). And yeah, the car would be idling at 800-900, then if I turn either of those lights on, my revs would drop to 500 for a few seconds, voltage drops to 12 or something, headunit restarts, MFD restarts, airbag light would come on (like normally when you start the car), then a few seconds later, everything will return to normal. Revs would go back to 800-900, voltage will go back to 14 or so. Also, another symptom of this is, when I'm idling at the lights with my indicators on, the whole dash light will dim with the indicators, which means even the indicators are causing problems, but I guess the load isn't as much as highbeam, so headunit and MFD stays on :S

Well.. nah, it's not only highbeam, it's foglights too (they are factory but I've added them myself). As for xenons, I sourced a pair of headlights that's still got the factory ballast. But yes, my old headlights were converted to H1's. So since it's any high electrical load that causes it, it has to be a connection somewhere... But I do remember me dropping my AFM while taking the intakes pipes and stuff of to replace my blown gasket...

Yes, the alternator seem to be charging fine. And no I don't think the battery is flat.. Most of the times it starts the car, but might take a couple of tries. Because when I last checked the battery today, it was about 12.45v. And the problems still occurred tonight; when I turn highbeam on, the voltage would drop from 14v to 12.5v and rev would drop to about 500, headunit will restart, MFD will restart but the car will eventually recover. I'm really thinking I have bad grounding somewhere... But I can't seem to find anymore earth points... there is one that I can't really get to and that's underneath the engine and it connects straight to the battery's neg.

Is that free? I think I need someone that can test more than that... Need to get the alternator tested too.. Issue is annoying the crap outta me

After thinking the problems is fixed, it is back again.... What else can I check?... I've got an earth kit in the car, which connects the battery's neg, engine earth, chassis together and I've checked each of those groundings and don't seem to be a problem. As for the alternator, it seem to be putting put 13.8-14.3v so... HELP! :S

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Yeah I checked the alternator wiring and it seems all good. But yeah, I think the car is performing pretty well at the moment, so far so good!

Well my old battery reads 12.66....

I think I've just completed a battery drain test. It reads about 0.20, but once I took out the LED globe in boot, it reads about 0.17-0.18. Pic below, did I do it right? lol Anyway, I cleaned up all my terminals and fixed up my earth kit (which one of the bolt was a little loose (could be the problem)) and cleaned up a couple of the earth points. And now the car seem to run fine and starts fine again. It is idling at about 900 and the voltage reading on the MFD is much much more straighter than before (was spiking up and down), and when I turn highbeam on while idling, the car still runs pretty smooth without wanting to stall. So I think I might have fixed the problem. Will keep you updated

I've just done a test with a multi meter. Here's the results. Car off 12.25v Car on 13.9-14.1v Revving the car 14.1v All high and low beam with ac on full 13.8-13.9v After 5mins 13.75v Car off again 12.5v From the readings above it seems like the alternator is doing what it's meant to be doing. But for some reasons. I can't seem to do a battery drain test... I'm not getting any readings at all. Just a negative sign and I set it on 10A on the meter.

Anyone know a place in SE Melbourne that can check battery and alternators? Having some electrical issues with my car at the moment... Cheers

Well the problem isn't just at idle sometimes... My car could be in gear and at about 2000rpm and it still happens... I'm thinking a bad connection somewhere? Like a bad earth?

Oh and also I just took a reading from the old battery, it is reading 12.66v... That's a pretty healthy battery, isn't it?..

I just picked up an Optima yellow top 750CCA from my friend today, he used it for like a year. After I installed the yellow top, the same thing is still happening :S And I idle at about 700? So can this be the alternator?.... Are there any fuses I should be checking too?..