Car clicks and looses all power right before I go to start the car (ignition )

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Car clicks and looses all power right before I go to start the car (ignition )

So I have a 1997 Civic EX which I've been using to commute, And recently it went from needing me to turn the key two times to start the car after the first start, then turning it again starts it. But now sometimes instead of doing anything at all it just seems to click and I lose all power. When I go to the battery and I mess with the ground or positive by just moving them around I regain power, And it usually starts after that but then does it again after a while of not driving it.

Here are things I have been told to do: Check the audio system on it (the positive for that isn't connected) and see where the ground is
test the ignition switch
Check ground cable ground areas, [I did this and it seemed to help for about a week and it went back to doing it recently]

Any idea what it could be or what else I can do? Thank you in advance
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Re: Car clicks and looses all power right before I go to start the car (ignition )

Clean the battery terminals and clamps, make sure they're tight. Clean all 3 grounds, and make sure they're tight. Check the starter connections. Starter could be bad, easy to test with jumper cables.