# Electrical **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 24, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579 "2009-04-24T18:34:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Luckyou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Luckyou](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Luckyou)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579/1 "2009-04-24T18:34:04Z")
all the warning lights are coming on the lights are dimming yet it cranks jus fine is this electrical or could it be some otehr problem? ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579/2 "2009-04-24T19:10:42Z")
Make, model, year, miles and the age of battery would be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579/3 "2009-04-24T19:13:53Z")
Have your battery and charging systme checked at the local parts store. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579/4 "2009-04-24T20:10:17Z")
Yes, it’s an electrical problem. A wire for the everything but the starter and alternator attaches to the big cable for the starter. Somewhere, this connection is not so good. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579/5 "2009-04-24T20:12:01Z")
Yup. Sounds like an alternator with a bad diode. This allows a nasty A/C ripple into the electrical system and the electronics go nuts… ---
**Author:** ![Luckyou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bbce88/32.png) [@Luckyou](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Luckyou)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/electrical/29579/6 "2009-04-24T20:12:07Z")
96 chevy cavalier z24 the battery is only about 1 1/2 yrs old