High Charging Rate. Found Voltage Drop Need Guidance Please
The car is a ’65 Valiant with Mopar electronic ignition Distributor and ECU. 2 pole ballast.
Warm idle the charging rate is 14.8-14.9. At RPM is bouncing >15 but < 16.
The blue wire to the regulator receives battery voltage from the ignition side of the ballast resistor.
Battery at rest= 12.6
Ignition on RUN:
Battery= 12.4
Ballast Resistor Ignition Side= 11.6
Ballast Resistor Run Side= 5.4
Regulator Blue Wire= 11.6 (Does explain the over charging condition!)
I pulled the connector to the ballast resistor ignition side. Battery voltage at the connector wire is 12.35 and 12.35 at the regulator connector wire.
When I reconnect to the ballast resistor the voltage drop is again evident at both the ballast and of course the regulator.
I installed a new ballast resistor. No change to readings.
The only modification to the wiring is the addition of a third wire within the ballast ignition side connector that routes to the ECU.
I would appreciate any help/guidance from the FABO electrical gurus.