Cluster short / battery draining

[Michael vdb]

Can any one help ? As I'm driving all instruments and lights on my cluster play up i lose speedo ,taco, fuel and temperature instruments and all lights come on but when I stop they all start working again and then when I park it for the night the battery will be dead flat .. anyone got an idea whats up ( I've put another battery in )

 

[accentstencil]

Pretty sure the voltage regulator on your alternator is stuffed.
A cheap and easy fix.
First check the voltage at the battery with the engine running, it should be around 14 - 14.4 volts. Anything a fair bit higher or lower is no good.

 

[Michael vdb]

Yep I've put the multimeter on it and it's putting out 10 - 18 volts thanks mate

 

[Michael vdb]

Pretty sure the voltage regulator on your alternator is stuffed.
A cheap and easy fix.
First check the voltage at the battery with the engine running, it should be around 14 - 14.4 volts. Anything a fair bit higher or lower is no good.

Pretty sure the voltage regulator on your alternator is stuffed.
A cheap and easy fix.
First check the voltage at the battery with the engine running, it should be around 14 - 14.4 volts. Anything a fair bit higher or lower is no good.

I put the multimeter on and it was throwing 10 to 17.8 volt then I accidentally shorted the voltage regulator out now everything is working fine haha don't know how long that will last

 

[accentstencil]

They are reasonably cheap so you should replace it asap anyway. That high voltage can cause damage and that is probably what killed your battery.

 

[Michael vdb]

They are reasonably cheap so you should replace it asap anyway. That high voltage can cause damage and that is probably what killed your battery.

Yer mate I'm not putting to much faith in it can't afford to fry another battery ,i was just happy to get the car home