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Long story short, there is an electrical problem that partially stems from replacing the original sterio radio/CD player with an aftermarket unit. The original problem was the battery wouldn't hold a charge(also the alarm system would always activate when I reconnected the battery unless I quickly turned the key in the ignition). I was unable to fix this so I resorted to disconnecting one battery post and recharging the battery at night with a trickle charger then quickly turning the key to start the car after I reconnected the battery. This worked OK but the car began running solely on the battery and sometimes would stall and die from lack of electrical power. I replaced the alternator and this fixed the problem for a while, (the battery was getting re-charged with the new alternator). Now the car will not start, even with a hot battery or a jumper battery attached. The instrument lights all come on when the battery is first attached and when I turn the key everything appears fairly normal except the horn doesn't honk (the alarm system is not working now) and the starter doesn't turn the engine over. The instrument indicator lights just dim slightly when I try to engage the starter, but the starter doesn't crank. I ran a quick check of the alternator with the B&D battery charger and it said Fault. What should I do to diagnose or fix

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Your battery is suspected to be low in power But check if thegrounding of the battery is tight and the positive terminalis also tight.If not put your battery on charge.
I understand that you are takinga whole lot of trouble to do this routine of charging and connecting.I must advise you to disconnect the drain voltage circuit like the remotecontrol or the car system.connect them to a main switch and put it off in the night.If you cannot rectify the fault of these units.Now after the battery is charged crank and start the engine and measure the charging voltage.Check voltage of alternator to the rectifier regulator module.If charging is low this unit can be defective.If so replace.

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