charging problem

ok, sorry about misunderstanding what you wrote.

here is the following checks i did this morning.
batt voltage at rest was 12.47 volts

batt voltage after running and warmed up was 14.8 to 14.9 v

neg post to vr ear was 0.09 v with no load.

neg post to vr ear was 0.31 v with headlights on.

voltage at battery at 14.8 volts and had 14.2 volts at high side of ballast.

off subject for a second, should i get a resistance reading on ballast resistor with an ohm meter?
If I am supposed to get a resistance reading with an ohm meter, then I may have a bad ballast because my check on the ballast gave me 0.00 ohms on both sides, it's a dual ballast.