Voltage and Ballast Resistor Question

Hello all,

I have noticed that my voltage meter fluctuates with my idle and with the throttle. It reads a bit above normal at normal idle, will kick down a bit when I hit the lights, and will peak out at 40+ when I step on the gas. It used to flux a bit when it was idling, but would go back to center when I was driving. However, now it does not go back center at all.

I am still working on that problem and invite any ideas as to a solution.

In the process of checking things out, I checked the resistance on the ballast resistor, and noticed that the ballast resistor is reading just below 1 ohm (approx. .9 ohms) on both the Primary and Auxiliary terminals. The Hanes manual tells me that the Primary should be 1.12 to 1.38 ohms and the auxiliary should be 4.75 to 5.75 ohms. Does anyone know what a possible cause for this could be?

Just to clear things up, I replaced the ballast resistor about a week ago to try to fix a different issue, but kept it and tested it as well: Same readings on both resistors.

Thanks,

Chris