Car Cut Out, No Electrical Power It Seems, Help

[nuffsaid]

Hi al

Found a strange problem with my R34 today.

I drove it around yesterday fine, and this morning.

Today I noticed that there was a strange crackling noise coming from near the brake booster area, where the vacuum lines are. This crackling noise became louder when the aircon was turned on.

I also noticed that throughout the day, the voltmeter needle was hovering only slightly above 12V. Sometimes it will drop below 12 down to 10V for a split second, the car feels like tis gonna stall, then it pops back up and 12ish volts and it is fine (except for that crackling noise).

I let the car run in todays heat for a while and then it just cut off, doesnt seem to be any electrical power anywhere. The lights inside dont work and the alarm is making strange noises, as if its on low power.

Any ideas guys?

[nuffsaid]

Figured it out all.

Thanks

[nuffsaid]

Hey guys,

I noticed 2 cables coming from the positive (red) end of the battery.

One is pretty thick, and the other, clips onto the positive end plastic part (the red plastic thing that you can clip up and down)

What is the smaller one that clips onto the battery?

Cheers

[foznice]

could you tell us what the problem was in your original post?

[nuffsaid]

I dont know what it was.

But i believe it could be that loose connection to the battery. A small clip/connection that clips into the red plastic bit of the battery connection.

No idea what it is, but it was dirty and so i cleaned it, tightened it back up and its all good now *fingers crossed*.

Anyone know what that connection/clip is?