[Ron61]

Ox_Ford_Guy,

Your volt meter is showing correctly and everything is working ok then. As for the light, I looked at the wiring schematic of my 69 Torino cobra and the light comes off a different lead and will only come on if the voltage drops to about 6 volts I believe it is, but I use the gage anyway. It sounds as if your light is wired in series with the output the same way an amp gage would be and it shouldn't be. I don't really like the light and I just disconnected mine and go by the volt meter. If you can't find an easy solution, you could just wire around the light as it is redundant anyway since you have a voltmeter that shows your battery voltage. I tried to see the numbers on my alternator as it is the original one and has an aluminum case, but I can't see anything in there without getting under the darn car with a mirror.

Ron