charging issues

excellent. as soon as i get voltage measurements i will post the results and see whats next. THANK YOU for warning me about NOT running the car in its present state !! i was really worried about that . what components do i need to look at that would cause this to happen? these are the parts that make up the charging system that i can think of OTHER than broken or shorted wire. battery ,VR, alternator ,starter relay , amp gauge, ignition switch,did i miss anything? DOES the charging system affect the electronic ignition system? in other words, do they cross paths OUTSIDE of the ignition run1 wire other than the ballast resistor?can any component in the EI send a false reading to the VR ? The reason i ask this is because once i changed the coil, the ballast stopped getting hot and i am not showing a discharge what so ever.maybe im fighting two problems at once, but i think my coil was causing a huge problem and im 99% sure it is fixed now.