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Old 09-30-2021 | 08:55 PM
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Hi all, I’ve been having some weird electrical behavior recently when starting the disco. Most of the time the disco fires up strongly, no problem, however about every 10th start or so I get nothing. Sometimes I get a very labored, slow speed crank before it starts up. When it doesn’t start at all I get no electrical service, no dash lights or anything. Disconnecting and reconnecting the battery solves the problem and it fires back up strongly like nothing ever happened. I have a quick battery disconnect installed on the negative post of my battery because I was having some electrical drain issues a while back. I’ve since solved those problems but kept the disconnect on because sometimes the rover sits for a while between drives. Lately however I’ve been keeping it connected as I’ve been driving it about twice a week to work and back. I only bring this up so that you know it’s there, but I don’t think it’s the problem for what it’s worth. Any ideas? Usually I’ve got an idea where to start on electrical issues but I’ve got nothing here.
 

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Old 10-16-2021 | 04:30 AM
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I just jumped the car and it worked. That means it can't be a blown fuse, right? However, immediately after jumping it/parking it/shutting Kodi nox car off, it would not turn on again.
 
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Old 10-16-2021 | 04:42 AM
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Have you load tested the battery and checked the alternator to see you're getting proper running voltage? Havs you checked all your battery terminal and cable connections?
 
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Old 10-17-2021 | 09:19 AM
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Remove the isolation switch and :
 
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