Strange Electrical Issue?

[RA28GT]

Hey guys just had a big day of working on my RA23.

 

Ill explain whats going on now:

 

The charge light when running is 'half-lit' but when i pull up the handbrake it turns to 'full-lit' and all my dials die? How wierd is this?

 

I have already changed the alternator as i thought that might be dead.

 

Then got access to a volt-meter and i am getting just above 13V while running?

 

Has anyone got any ideas what this might be? Is something draining power? Bad earth maybe?

[oh what a nissan feeling!]

needs an earth, dummy one up and trial the idea i would think?

[philthy30]

Hey guys just had a big day of working on my RA23.

 

Ill explain whats going on now:

 

The charge light when running is 'half-lit' but when i pull up the handbrake it turns to 'full-lit' and all my dials die? How wierd is this?

 

I have already changed the alternator as i thought that might be dead.

 

Then got access to a volt-meter and i am getting just above 13V while running?

 

Has anyone got any ideas what this might be? Is something draining power? Bad earth maybe?

 

sounds like a bad earth to me pull the dash out and find an earth if there is any and it might need cleaned up or a new termina; or something

[RA28GT]

Turned out being a faulty line behind the 'heater' line in the fuse box. It kept blowing out the fuse.

 

Strange how it effected all the dials though?

 

Anyway all fixed thanks guys!

[silverra23]

Are you still getting 13 volts?

 

Celicas have an external regulator that do play up so changing the alternator and fixing your earth issue may not have sorted all your problems. Hopefully it has though!