# Electrical system

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-system/5883>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 13, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-system/5883 "2007-10-13T14:39:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![slujan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@slujan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/slujan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-system/5883/1 "2007-10-13T14:39:38Z")

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1989 Mercury Topaz. New battery. car starts only when I hold ignition in the start position. Car turns off when I release ignition. Nothing electric works on the dashboard. No blinkers, no radio. What could be the problem.

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**Author:** ![willey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@willey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/willey)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-system/5883/2 "2007-10-13T14:43:02Z")

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Defective ignition switch. There is a open in the run circuit.

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**Author:** ![slujan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@slujan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/slujan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical-system/5883/3 "2007-10-13T14:56:10Z")

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thanks i will check it out. sl