Weird electrical issue

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Apr 7, 2008 | 09:20 AM
  #1  
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I searched and I couldn't find this being addressed anywhere.
Sometimes, pretty rarely, when I try to start my car, power is cut to the whole thing. It works kinda like this:
Put key in ignition, dash lights up as usual, radio comes on, turn key, dash turns off, radio turns off, car acts as if battery is disconnected. The only way I can get power back on, is to open the door, and close it again. I definitely checked the battery terminals, and everything is secure. I'm tempted to put an additional insulating cover over my negative terminal, incase it's touching something, but I still don't see how an additional ground might cause this.
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Apr 7, 2008 | 09:22 AM
  #2  
Have you checked your fuses to make sure they aren't blown? Also that sounds like it could be an alternator problem.
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Apr 7, 2008 | 01:50 PM
  #3  
You think the battery might be low? I did recently pull the car out of storage, maybe I should grab a charger and top it off.
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Apr 10, 2008 | 09:00 AM
  #4  
So I'm a huge idiot. The car wouldn't start this morning, and I pop the hood to take a look, turned out my POSITIVE terminal was loose, but I never saw it because it has the little red cover on it. I never even checked it, because I was sure I only un-did the negative when I stored my car. I feel like the biggest newb now, but I'm glad it wasn't an actual problem with the car.
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